Edmondston v. Drake & Mitchel
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of South Carolina. The leading facts in. this case, from the record, were : Messrs. JohD & Thomas Hobson, of Columbia, in the state of South Carolina, being desirous of making a speculation in coffee, and Thomas Robson, one of the firm, being about to proceed immediately to Havana, in execution of this purpose, procured from Charles Edmondston, of Charleston, the plaintiff in error, a letter of credit, dated the 16th of April 1825, to Castillo &…
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Error to the Circuit Court of South Carolina. The leading facts in. this case, from the record, were : Messrs. JohD & Thomas Hobson, of Columbia, in the state of South Carolina, being desirous of making a speculation in coffee, and Thomas Robson, one of the firm, being about to proceed immediately to Havana, in execution of this purpose, procured from Charles Edmondston, of Charleston, the plaintiff in error, a letter of credit, dated the 16th of April 1825, to Castillo & Black, of Havana, in the island of Cuba, in these words : Charleston, 16th April 1825. Messrs. Castillo & Black :…
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Ch. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court. — This suit was instituted by Drake & Mitchel, merchants of Havana, in Cuba, against Charles Edmondston, merchant, of Charleston, in the court of the United States for the sixth circuit and district of South Carolina ; in order to recover the balance of an account due to Drake & Mitchel from J. & T. Robson, who were merchants and partners of Columbia, in South Carolina.
Thomas Robson, being about to proceed to the Havana, for the purpose of making a speculation in coffee, obtained from Edmonston the following letter of credit.
Charleston,…
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