Brown v. Ralston
Supreme Court of Virginia
This is the sequel of the case which was before this court in November 1826, reported in. 4 Rand. 504. It was an action of assumpsit, brought by Ralston f Pleasants against Brown Sf Rives in the late superiour court of law for Henrico county, in July 1817, upon a charter party in the following terms : “ Charter party made and entered into this ninth day of November 1809, between Ralston Sf Pleasants of one part, and Brown 8f Rives of the other, all residents of the city of…
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This is the sequel of the case which was before this court in November 1826, reported in. 4 Rand. 504. It was an action of assumpsit, brought by Ralston f Pleasants against Brown Sf Rives in the late superiour court of law for Henrico county, in July 1817, upon a charter party in the following terms : “ Charter party made and entered into this ninth day of November 1809, between Ralston Sf Pleasants of one part, and Brown 8f Rives of the other, all residents of the city of Richmond, witnesseth that the said Ralston Sf Pleasants do hereby engage the brig Commerce, commanded by Dixon Brown, to…
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The opinion which is about to be delivered by the president goes so fully into the main question argued before us, that I propose only to offer a few observations respecting it.
This case was before the court in the year 1826, upon a special verdict ascertaining the loss of the vessel and cargo during the demurrage days, and is reported in 4 Rand. 504. Judge Carr was then for affirming the judgment which had been rendered in favour of the plaintiffs in the court below; and I am much inclined to think that if I had been on this bench at that time, I must have concurred in his opinion. Judges…
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- Brown & Rives v. Ralston & PleasantsCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1826