Roe v. Jerome
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an action on an inland bill of exchange, drawn by Franklin Merrills, of Poughkeepsie, in the state of New-York, on the defendant, Chauncey Jerome, of New-Haven, in this state, dated the 1st day of March 1844, for 1678 dollars, 73 cents, payable to the order of the drawer, at the Union Bank in the city of New-York, five months after date, accepted by the defendant, and indorsed by Merrills to the plaintiff.
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This was an action on an inland bill of exchange, drawn by Franklin Merrills, of Poughkeepsie, in the state of New-York, on the defendant, Chauncey Jerome, of New-Haven, in this state, dated the 1st day of March 1844, for 1678 dollars, 73 cents, payable to the order of the drawer, at the Union Bank in the city of New-York, five months after date, accepted by the defendant, and indorsed by Merrills to the plaintiff. The action was brought to the superior court holden at New-Haven in this state, on the second Tuesday of October, 1844. The cause was tried, on the general issue, with notice of…
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Ch. J.
The first question arises on the motion of the defendant for a new trial, in which it is claimed, that by the laws of the state of New-York, this plaintiff cannot recover at all, having purchased the note with intent to sell it, contrary to the laws of that state.
The plaintiff is an attorney and counsellor at law of the state of New-York; and by statute, the purchase of a note or bill, &c., by an attorney or counsellor, &c., with the intent and for the purpose of bringing a suit upon it, is prohibited ; and it is a misdemeanor, punishable by fine and imprisonment ; and he is…
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