Ludlow v. Hardy

Ludlow, as plaintiff, recovered in the court below, and Hardy removed the cause to this court upon a case.

In the fall of 1874 Ludlow sold a quantity of liquors to Hardy, and the sale is claimed to have been contrary to the act then in force to prevent the manufacture and sale of spirituous and intoxicating liquors as a beverage. After the repeal of that statute, Hardy, in consideration of the sale and of an extension of the time of payment, made a new promise, and in fact paid $22. The court below allowed recovery upon this new promise, and the only question is upon the validity of that…