Lawrence v. McCalmont
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up by writ of error, from the Circuit Court' of the United States for the southern district of NewYork. The facts were these: Robert McCalmont and the other defendants in error, were co-partners in trade, in London, trading under the name of.McCalmont, Brothers and Company. In the year 1838, J. and A. Lawrence were merchants who resided at Brooklyn, near New York, in the same house with their mother, Susan Lawrence, the plaintiff in error.
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This case was brought up by writ of error, from the Circuit Court' of the United States for the southern district of NewYork. The facts were these: Robert McCalmont and the other defendants in error, were co-partners in trade, in London, trading under the name of.McCalmont, Brothers and Company. In the year 1838, J. and A. Lawrence were merchants who resided at Brooklyn, near New York, in the same house with their mother, Susan Lawrence, the plaintiff in error. Their counting-house was in the city. McCalmont, Brothers and Co. had agents, J. Gihon and Co., also residing in New York. On the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Story
This is a writ of error to the Circuit Court for the southern district of New York.
On the 21st of November, 1838, J. and A. Lawrence obtained from the agents (Messrs, Gihon and Co.) át New York, of McCalmont, Brothers and Co., of London, the following letter of credit:
New York, 21 st Nov., 1838.
Messrs. McCalmont, Brothers and Co., London:
Gent.: — We have granted to Messrs. J. and A. Lawrence of this city, a credit with you of ¿£10,000, say ten thousand pounds sterling, to be availed of within six months from this time, in such drafts as they may direct, at four months’ date, against actual…
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