Stevens v. Norris
Superior Court of New Hampshire
This is an action of assumpsit, founded upon three promissory notes, made' by the defendants, dated August 27, 1847, payable to the plaintiff or order, one in three years, one in four, and one in five years, from September 1, 1847. The notes were made and dated at Lowell, Massachusetts, the plaintiff and said Norris then being citizens of that Commonwealth. About the first of December, 1847, the plaintiff removed to New Hampshire, and has ever since resided there.
Read the full summary
This is an action of assumpsit, founded upon three promissory notes, made' by the defendants, dated August 27, 1847, payable to the plaintiff or order, one in three years, one in four, and one in five years, from September 1, 1847. The notes were made and dated at Lowell, Massachusetts, the plaintiff and said Norris then being citizens of that Commonwealth. About the first of December, 1847, the plaintiff removed to New Hampshire, and has ever since resided there. On the 12th of December, 1853, said Norris, then being a citizen of Massachusetts, duly applied for a discharge from his debts aqd…
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
The general rule has been always recognized in this State, that the law of the place where a contract is made, is to govern as to its nature, validity, construction and effect. But if from the terms or nature of the contract, it appears that it was to be executed in another country, then the place of making the contract becomes immaterial, and the validity of the contract must be tested by the laws of the place where it is to be executed. Dyer v. Hunt, 5 N. H. Rep. 401; Douglas v. Oldham, 6 N. H. Rep. 150; Houghton v. Page, 2 N. H. Rep. 42; Dow v. Rowell, 12 N. H. Rep. 49.
To bring it within…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Douglas v. OldhamSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1833
- Houghton v. PageSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1819
- Bliss v. HoughtonSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1842
- Dyer v. HuntSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1831
- Bank of Orange County v. ColbySuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1842
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.