Law v. Cross
Supreme Court of the United States
Writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of New York. This was assumpsit brought in the Circuit Court by Alexander Cross, a subject of the British Queen, against George Law.
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Writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of New York. This was assumpsit brought in the Circuit Court by Alexander Cross, a subject of the British Queen, against George Law. The declaration (or complaint) contained the common counts, which the defendant answered with the plea of nonassumpsit and a notice of set-off. it appeared on the trial that Law, the defendant, established a line of steamers to run between Panama and San Francisco. The line was composed of-the Isthmus, the Republic] the Columbus, aiid the Antelope, which left New York to take their…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Grier
The objection that this suit should have, been brought in the name of Cross, Hobson & Company, instead of Alexander Cross, has no support, either in law or the facts in evidence. The contract on which the suit was' brought-was with Cross alone. ' Law had established a line of steamers on the Pacific, to run from Panama to San Francisco. It became necessary to supply them'with coal at Valparaiso, and to. have purchases of it made there, in expectation of their •arrival round the cape, and for supplies at San Francisco.
Cross being in New York in January, 1850, and about to go to Valparaiso, was…
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