Legal Opinion

Cooley v. Rose

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided September 15, 1807PublishedCited by 10 opinions

This was an action of the case upon a promissory note, made by the defendant to the plaintiff, for 450 dollars, payable in nine years from the 18th of May, 1803, with interest from that day, the interest to be paid annually; and the plaintiff avers that the interest amounted on the 19th of May, preceding the commencement of the action, to the sum of 81 dollars, and that said last-mentioned sum became due on said last-mentioned day, and payable to the plaintiff, by virtue of…

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This was an action of the case upon a promissory note, made by the defendant to the plaintiff, for 450 dollars, payable in nine years from the 18th of May, 1803, with interest from that day, the interest to be paid annually; and the plaintiff avers that the interest amounted on the 19th of May, preceding the commencement of the action, to the sum of 81 dollars, and that said last-mentioned sum became due on said last-mentioned day, and payable to the plaintiff, by virtue of said note. Yet, though requested, &c. To this declaration the defendant demurs.

1Opinion of the Court

Ashman being about to argue, in support of the demurrer, that *191no action would lie in this case for the interest, until the principal. became due; the Court suggested to him that the point had been settled otherwise in several instances. He * said [ * 222 ] that, not having known that there had been any solemn decision in this Court, he had relied on the authorities in the books; out, upon this suggestion, he declined going into the question (1).

Phelps, for the plaintiff.

jDeclaration adjudged good.

[Hastings vs. Wiswall, 8 Mass. 455.—Stearns & Al. vs. Brown Ux., 1 Pick, 30.—Tucker vs. Randall,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hastings v. WiswallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1812
  2. Tucker v. RandallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1807

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Phelps v. Shawprint, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
  2. Hollingsworth v. DetroitU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Michigan · 1844
  3. Doe v. VallejoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1866
  4. Hodge v. WallaceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
  5. Howe v. BradleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1841

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