Ferris v. Paris
New York Supreme Court
THE plaintiff, a merchant residing at New-York, consigned goods to the defendants, merchants at Martinique. The plaintiff brought an action of assumpsit, to recover of the defendants the proceeds of the goods so consigned. The cause was tried at the sittings in New-York, the 10th of November, 1812, before •Ti/r T cf ijlr.
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THE plaintiff, a merchant residing at New-York, consigned goods to the defendants, merchants at Martinique. The plaintiff brought an action of assumpsit, to recover of the defendants the proceeds of the goods so consigned. The cause was tried at the sittings in New-York, the 10th of November, 1812, before •Ti/r T cf ijlr. Justice i^pCHCCi • The plaintiff gave in evidence the account of sales of the goods rendered to him, by the defendants, dated at Martinique, the 20th of January, 1809, the net proceeds being 6,260 livres. On the 29th of April, 1809, the defendants wrote to the plaintiff,…
1Per curiam
The plaintiff consigned goods to the defendants# who were merchants residing at Martinique, and the goods were sold by the defendants for, and on account of, the plaintiff, in January, 1809. In April following the defendants wrote to the plaintiff, and remitted to him the account of sales, and authorize him to value qn them for the amount, or give orders upon the subject. The plaintiff, instead of drawing upon them for the balance of the account, requests them to procure English government bills to remit. The defendants, in their letter of June, 1810, say that they have not been able to…
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