McQueen v. . Burns
Supreme Court of North Carolina
From'Chatham flebl upon bond. The Defendant purchased in New-York, goods of M’Gregor & Darling to a large amount. M’Quecn, as the agent of M’Gregor & Darling, settled the account with the Defendant, who at that time resided in Chatham county, in North-Carolina, and received from him a large payment.
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From'Chatham flebl upon bond. The Defendant purchased in New-York, goods of M’Gregor & Darling to a large amount. M’Quecn, as the agent of M’Gregor & Darling, settled the account with the Defendant, who at that time resided in Chatham county, in North-Carolina, and received from him a large payment. M’Quecn then agreed that the.Defendant should have a credit of four months for the balance of the debt that was due; interest at the rate of seven per cent, was calculated on the balance for four months., and added to if) and for that sum the bond in suit was given by the Defendant to M’Quecn, as…
1Opinion of the Court
It is a principle of justice, adopted and (477) enforced by the general consent of nations, that contracts shall be governed, as to their validity and construction, by the law of the country in which they were made, unless their consideration be immoral, or they were entered into with a view (478) to their execution in some other country. This rule is confined to the contract itself, and its legal effect; for the law of the forum where redress is sought must of necessity adhere to its own forms of proceeding in administering the remedy. This rule is admitted by the defendant, in whose behalf…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Phelps v. KentSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1809
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Davis v. . ColemanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1847