Legal Opinion
De Butts v. Bacon
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 18, 1810PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
10 U.S. 252 (1810)
6 Cranch 252
DE BUTTS
v.
BACON AND OTHERS.
Supreme Court of United States.
The facts of the case appeared to be, that the complainant, Samuel De Butts, intending to speculate in a voyage with Captain Elias De Butts, authorized the latter to sell one thousand dollars of eight per cent. stock of the United States, which he did through the agency of the defendant, Bacon, who received the money. The plan of the voyage not having been prosecuted, the complainant wished to get his stock back again, but could not get either the stock or the money from Bacon. It was however finally…
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