Hughes v. Alexander
The Superior Court of New York City
Case made upon a verdict for the plaintiff, taken subject to the opinion of the court at General Term, the cause to be heard there in the first instance, and judgment in the mean time to be suspended. The facts of the case, and the course upon the trial, are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtBy the Court. Hoffman, J.
The complaint is simply upon a promissory note, dated the 13th of March, 1851, at sixty days, given by the defendant to the firm of Wood & Hughes, for $109.50, and alleged to be owned and held by the plaintiffs. They demand judgment for the amount, with interest from the 15th of May, 1851, and costs of the action.
The defence is, that, in the month of July, 1850, the defendant became insolvent, and effected a compromise with his creditors, *489including said Wood & Hughes, by their receiving twenty-five per cent upon their claims, in full discharge thereof. Such amount was adjusted by a note of…
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