Legal Opinion

Carpenter v. Pier

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided January 15, 1858PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Assumpsit. Plea, the general issue, and tidal by jury, at the November Term, 1856. The plaintiff, who was a resident of New York, introduced evidence tending to prove that he sold a pair of horses to the defendant, a citizen of this state, and received as part of the consideration therefor, a note for one hundred dollars, not then due, signed by John Mace, a resident of New York, and payable to the defendant or bearer in stoves and castings, with interest; and that as part…

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Assumpsit. Plea, the general issue, and tidal by jury, at the November Term, 1856. The plaintiff, who was a resident of New York, introduced evidence tending to prove that he sold a pair of horses to the defendant, a citizen of this state, and received as part of the consideration therefor, a note for one hundred dollars, not then due, signed by John Mace, a resident of New York, and payable to the defendant or bearer in stoves and castings, with interest; and that as part of the trade, the defendant agreed that Mace had no offset or defense to the note, and that it was a valid note and given…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Aldis, J.

I. The first question in this case is, whether the judgment of a justice of the peace in the state of New York, acting within his jurisdiction, is to be received in this state as conclusive upon parties and privies thereto, as to all the facts adjudicated. The judgment was duly authenticated according to the act of congress. The evidence in the countVMpBfekowed that the judgment in New York would be conclr^ím^

The 4th article, section 1st o|«^i^Hnite^^tat^t constitution, provides, that “ full faith and cimiLshall MS^iveáÜmeach state to Jr 7j…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Barney v. DeweyNew York Supreme Court · 1816
  2. Bleecker v. BallouNew York Supreme Court · 1829
  3. Clark's Executors v. CarringtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1813
  4. Brewster v. CountrymanNew York Supreme Court · 1834
  5. Hard v. ShipmanNew York Supreme Court · 1849

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Smeltzer v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. Daskam v. UllmanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Koehne v. PriceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
  4. Knapp v. Town of MarlboroSupreme Court of Vermont · 1861
  5. Smith v. AyraultMichigan Supreme Court · 1888

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