McVeigh's Ex'or v. Howard
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of city of Alexandria, rendered on the 23d day of September, 1890, in an action of debt, wherein' John Howard was plaintiff, and S. Ferguson Beach, executor of William N. McVeigh, deceased, was defendant. The action was founded on the following bond: “§10,000. Richmond, Va., Jan’y 9th, 1878. In consideration of professional services rendered to me by John Howard, Esq., I owe, and hereby promise to pay to him, ten thousand dollars.
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Error to judgment of circuit court of city of Alexandria, rendered on the 23d day of September, 1890, in an action of debt, wherein' John Howard was plaintiff, and S. Ferguson Beach, executor of William N. McVeigh, deceased, was defendant. The action was founded on the following bond: “§10,000. Richmond, Va., Jan’y 9th, 1878. In consideration of professional services rendered to me by John Howard, Esq., I owe, and hereby promise to pay to him, ten thousand dollars. Witness my hand and seal, this day and year above written. W. N. McVeigh. [Seal.] ” On the bond was the following…
1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, J.
(after stating the case), delivered the opinion of the court.
All the evidence adduced on both sides at the trial was the bond sued on and the indorsements thereon. The defense attempted to be set up by the defendant (the plaintiff in error here) is presented in the three instructions asked for by him, and refused by the court. The first instruction asserts the undeniably correct proposition as an abstract question of law, that on an obligation to pay money at a future day, interest runs only from the day of payment, and not from its *602date, unless interest from date is expressly reserved; but…
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