Carroll v. Peake
Supreme Court of the United States
IN the Circuit Coúrt-of the United-States-, for the district of Columbia, the defendant in error,-instituted a suit against the plaintiff in error, to recover damages-arising, out of-alleged breaches of- an agreement, in the-nature of a lease, dated 18th of December 1,819. The declaration-stated the agreement; and the damages’ claimed, were as an ’ indemnity for expenses incurred by the plaintiff, under the'agreement, for losses of pro-fitsj.and for not’-turning out the…
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IN the Circuit Coúrt-of the United-States-, for the district of Columbia, the defendant in error,-instituted a suit against the plaintiff in error, to recover damages-arising, out of-alleged breaches of- an agreement, in the-nature of a lease, dated 18th of December 1,819. The declaration-stated the agreement; and the damages’ claimed, were as an ’ indemnity for expenses incurred by the plaintiff, under the'agreement, for losses of pro-fitsj.and for not’-turning out the tenant who was-in possession of the property,, when the agreement was made. To support, the issue,-ofr. his part, the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Trimble
delivered the opinion of the Court.—. This is" a writ of error, to a judgment of the Circuit Court, for the district of Columbia, held in the county'of Washington. ■ 1. Joshua Peake brought this action on the case, in that Court, upon a special agreement against Daniel Carroll, who pleaded, the general issue; -and, upon the trial, a verdict and. judgement were rendered for the plaintiff therein. A-bill of exceptions was taken by-the defendant, in the Court below; which states, that the plaintiff, to- support the issue on his part, offered to read in evidence to the jury, the following copy-of…
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