Ruggles v. Hall
New York Supreme Court
THIS was an application, on the part of the defendant, t© set aside a verdict taken for the plaintiff, at the Ontario circuit} . * ' m July, 1816, and for a new trial, on affidavits submitted tov the. court, without argument, from which it appeared, that the action was brought upon a promissory note, held .by the plaintiff, executed by the defendant, payable to Thaddeus Oakes, or bearer, which was delivered to Samuel Hildreth, for the purpose of being negotiated in…
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THIS was an application, on the part of the defendant, t© set aside a verdict taken for the plaintiff, at the Ontario circuit} . * ' m July, 1816, and for a new trial, on affidavits submitted tov the. court, without argument, from which it appeared, that the action was brought upon a promissory note, held .by the plaintiff, executed by the defendant, payable to Thaddeus Oakes, or bearer, which was delivered to Samuel Hildreth, for the purpose of being negotiated in New-Yorlc, to enable one Samuel Allen to purchase merchandise : goods were, accordingly, purchased of Smith 8- Waters, merchants,…
1Per curiam
This is a motion to set aside a verdict obtained at the last Ontario circuit, on the ground that Samuel Hildreth, a witness subpoenaed, and who had been attending ;on the part of the defendant, unexpectedly absented himself about the time the cause was called on to trial," his absence not being known until after the jury was called. The affidavit of the witness accompanies this application, and shows very clearly the materiality of his testimony. There are some affidavits which state declarations of his, somewhat at variance with this affidavit. It is to be observed, however, that these were…
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