Brown v. Brown
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was action on a promissory note, in these words: "Value received, I promise to pay Squire Brown two thousand dollars.
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This was action on a promissory note, in these words: "Value received, I promise to pay Squire Brown two thousand dollars. July 9th, 1818. The condition of this note is such, that whereas the said Squire has, this day, given to the subscriber a deed of sundry pieces of land, for which the subscriber has contracted to support said Squire through life: Now, if the subscriber shall, at his own charge and expense, furnish to the said Squire a good and comfortable support through life, then this note to he void; and when he shall fail so to do, then to become payable. Peter Brown." The defendant,…
1Opinion of the Court
Hosmer, Ch. J.
The action of the plaintiff is founded on the defendant’s contract, made in consideration of a deed of sundry pieces of land, promising “at his own charge and expense, to furnish the said Squire a good and comfortable support through life.” The defendant pleads in his defence, a refusal, on the part of the plaintiff, to be supported at the dwelling-house of the defendant, which he has ever been ready and offered to perform.
No local usage is stated, giving a construction to the above agreement; and the fact that there exists one, cannot be presumed. The case must be determined by…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Backus v. DudleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1821
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