Crawford v. Willing
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This was an action of account-render, brought by Crawford & Co., of Rotterdam, against Willing & Morris, of Philadelphia. There was a judgment quod computent, under which, the auditors reported, “that the sum of 16587. 11s. 8c7., Pennsylvania currency, is due from the defendants to the plaintiffs, but not being agreed, with respect to an allowance of interest, they submit that point to the court.”
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This was an action of account-render, brought by Crawford & Co., of Rotterdam, against Willing & Morris, of Philadelphia. There was a judgment quod computent, under which, the auditors reported, “that the sum of 16587. 11s. 8c7., Pennsylvania currency, is due from the defendants to the plaintiffs, but not being agreed, with respect to an allowance of interest, they submit that point to the court.” The plaintiffs thereupon filed a suggestion, “that the defendants ought to be charged 37707. 15s., for interest on the several sums of money by them accounted for, in their account, mentioned in the…
1Opinion of the Court
*By the Court. (a)
— The auditors hare ascertained the principal p289 sum that is due from the defendants to the plaintiffs ; leaving to the *- court the question of interest. The only point now to be decided, therefore, is, whether any, and what interest, ought to be paid upon the debt so ascertained ?
The inquiry has been naturally and fairly pursued, under the considerations suggested at the bar : 1st. Whether, on general principles, it is a case in which interest can be allowed ? 2d. Whether any circumstances, pecu-
liar to the case, in relation to the parties, should prevent the allowance…
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