Young v. Black
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR to the Circuit Court for the district -of Columbia. The suit was brought by Young,' Deblois, and Law: rason, against Black to recover the proceeds of the sales of a cargo shipped by tlie-jMaintiffs to the West Indies, on board the brig Active, of which the Defendaut was master, and to. whom the cargo was conSigUCd. . The Plaintiffs, Young and Deblois, had each an interest of three eighths in the cargo, and the Plaintiff, rason, the other two eighths.
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ERROR to the Circuit Court for the district -of Columbia. The suit was brought by Young,' Deblois, and Law: rason, against Black to recover the proceeds of the sales of a cargo shipped by tlie-jMaintiffs to the West Indies, on board the brig Active, of which the Defendaut was master, and to. whom the cargo was conSigUCd. . The Plaintiffs, Young and Deblois, had each an interest of three eighths in the cargo, and the Plaintiff, rason, the other two eighths. Upon the general issue a verdict and judgment were rendered for the Defeni t - *“*“*'• At the trial the Plaintiffs took four bills of…
1Opinion of the CourtStory, J.
The present action was brought by the Plaintiffs in error as joint owners of the brig Active and cargo to •compel the Defendant who was master of the said brig to account ■ for the proceeds of said cargo, which was sold during a voyage to the West Ijndies. Young owned three eighths, Deblois three eighths, and LawraSon two eighths .of the cargo.
At the trial upon the general issue several exceptions were taken by the Plaintiffs, which have been argued, and we are now to pronounce our decision respecting their validity.
The Defendant offered in evidence a. record of a former suit between the same…
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