Bostwick v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Connecticut
In the Court below, rri X HIS was an action on tho case for subornation of perjury. The declaration stated, that Lewis, the defendant, brought an action of trespass on the case against the plaintiff, and Austin Nichols, Aaron Gregory, Ebenezer Smith, and Azor Buggies, charging them with a combination to defraud him in the sale of a tract of land in Virginia.
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In the Court below, rri X HIS was an action on tho case for subornation of perjury. The declaration stated, that Lewis, the defendant, brought an action of trespass on the case against the plaintiff, and Austin Nichols, Aaron Gregory, Ebenezer Smith, and Azor Buggies, charging them with a combination to defraud him in the sale of a tract of land in Virginia. The plan agreed upon, by the conspirators, and the means by which it was carried into effect, were particularly set forth in that action. Mchols was to be the ostensible owner of the land, and was to offer it for sale. The rest were to…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
unanimously,
The judgment was affirmed.(e)
Smith, one of the defendants in the former suit, and who had been compelled to satisfy a part of the judgment, brought a similar action against Lewis, in the state of New-York ; which was brought before the Supreme Court, on a writ of error, May Term, 1808 ; and after a full and able discussion at the bar, and by the eourt, it was held unanimously, that the action was not sustainable. 3 Johns. 157.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Smith v. LewisNew York Supreme Court · 1808
3Cited by6 opinions
- Rice v. CoolidgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
- Stevens v. RoweSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1880
- State v. ReedSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1857
- Moulton v. BeecherNew York Supreme Court · 1876
- Phelps v. StearnsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1855
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