Stone v. Hayes
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors
On error from the supreme court. Hayes sued Stone and others in the superior court of the city of New-York for money had and received, and there was a verdict and a judgment for the defendants', which was reversed by the supreme court ; and thereupon the defendants brought error to this court.
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On error from the supreme court. Hayes sued Stone and others in the superior court of the city of New-York for money had and received, and there was a verdict and a judgment for the defendants', which was reversed by the supreme court ; and thereupon the defendants brought error to this court. The opinion given in the supreme court may be seen in the report of the case in 7 Hill, 128. The facts are there stated, and they are again briefly referred to in the opinion of the chancellor and of Senator Spencer.
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The question in this case is as to who should be the losers of the amount of a bill- of exchange drawn by Brooks, Brothers & Co., of New-York, upon W. F. Brooks & Co., of Liverpool, on the 15th of February, 1837, and remitted to R. Hayes, the defendant in error, by Stone, Swan & Co., the plaintiffs in error, under the following-circumstances: The plaintiffs in error were merchants residing in New-York, and had in store for Hayes, who resided either at Liverpool or at Baubridge in the north of Ireland, certain goods which were destroyed by fire. These goods were insured in…
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