Lee v. Munroe
Supreme Court of the United States
¿HÍS was an appeal, from the decree of the Circuu, Court for the district of Columbia, in a suit in Chance? fy, brought by Lee against Thomas Munroe, superin-, teodant of the city of Washington, and William Thornton, the survivor of the late board of commissioners for ^ía city. The object of the bill wasto obtain a discount of 3,000 dollars upon a judgment, Vhich Munroe, as superinténdant, had obtained against Lee upon his bond.
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¿HÍS was an appeal, from the decree of the Circuu, Court for the district of Columbia, in a suit in Chance? fy, brought by Lee against Thomas Munroe, superin-, teodant of the city of Washington, and William Thornton, the survivor of the late board of commissioners for ^ía city. The object of the bill wasto obtain a discount of 3,000 dollars upon a judgment, Vhich Munroe, as superinténdant, had obtained against Lee upon his bond. The ground upon which this set-off was claimed, was this. Morris and Nicholson were indebted to Lee 1,1 that sum by promissory notes, and offered payment in certain…
1Opinion of the CourtLivingston, J.
This'is a bilí seeking relief against public officers nominally, but against the United States in fact, for a mistake of tlie former in a representation made by fliem to the Appellant, by which it is alleged, that he has sustained a loss, for the redress of which in this suit is brought. It has been contended in this case, that the Defendants having, in their .public character as commissioners of the city of Washington, misinformed the Plaintiff as to the state of the accounts between them and Morris and Nicholson, and thereby induced him to relinquish a demand which lie liad against the…
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