Ballister v. Hamilton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Fourth District Court of New Orleans, Strawbridge, J. contended that the allowance of interest should be determined by the laws of the Slate, which was the place of the contract, citing Story’s Conf. Laws, ss. 284, 287. 3 Wheaton 101. 10 Ibid. 367. 1 La. 249, 254,528. Story on Bills, p. 598.
1Opinion of the Court
The judgment of the court was pronounced by
Slidell, J.
In December, 1843, Oakford obtained from S. and J. P. Whitney, the agents at New Orleans, of the plaintifis, merchants of Boston, an advance of $3,340, on seventy-three bales of cotton’belonging to the defendant, For the sum advanced S.and J. P. Whitney drew their bills on the plaintiffs at sixty days’ sight, which bills were accepted and paid by plaintiffs at their maturity, 11 March, 1844. The cotton, pursuant to agreement, was shipped by and J. P. Whitney to plaintiffs, for sale on Oakford's account. It was sold by them on the 14…
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