Levy v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.

McAvoy, J.:

The court at Trial Term directed a verdict in favor of plaintiff in this action, which was brought to recover the amount due on certain coupons of bonds issued by the defendant company, which fell due on December 1,1922. The plaintiff presented these coupons at a Swiss bank in Lausanne and demanded payment of the amount of money due upon the coupons, which was 2,000 francs, plaintiff having purchased 200 of the bonds and the coupons bearing interest of ten francs each. The plaintiff demanded payment in the currency of Switzerland and the defendant company refused to pay the amount…