M'Vickar v. Wolcott
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors
IN June, 1803, Jesse Hopkins, of the state of Connecticut, being in the island of Barbadoes, made a con-. e tract with George Cruden, an agent for the supply , . 'oi the British troops m the West-Indies, for the delivery . ,, oi certain cargoes of live cattle and hour. About four cargoes a month were to be shipped from Hew--haven for the British head-quarters in the West-Indies, which were at Barbadoes.
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IN June, 1803, Jesse Hopkins, of the state of Connecticut, being in the island of Barbadoes, made a con-. e tract with George Cruden, an agent for the supply , . 'oi the British troops m the West-Indies, for the delivery . ,, oi certain cargoes of live cattle and hour. About four cargoes a month were to be shipped from Hew--haven for the British head-quarters in the West-Indies, which were at Barbadoes. Cruden agreed to advance about one-half of the amount, or 1,000 dollars on each cargo; and on the 29th June, 1803, wrote to his agents in New-York, the appellants, trading under the firm of…
1Opinion of the CourtVan Ness, J.
Several questions, on the argument of this cause, were presented for our decision ; but as I am of opinion that the appellants have, by their answer, denied the whole equity of the bill, it is unnecessary for me to notice many of them.
A suit was commenced by the appellants, in the supreme court, upon the contract entered into between the present parties, on the 20th September, 1803. Issue was joined in the cause, and after being noticed for trial, it was by mutual consent, referred to three persons nominated and elected by the parties.
The referees proceeded to the hearing of the cause ; both…
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