Judah v. Judd
Supreme Court of Connecticut
MOTION for n new trial. This was a scire-facias against Judd, as garnishee, in a process of foreign attachment. The original action was brought against John S'hotrveíJinñ Jeremiah Skotwcll; and the defendant, Judd, was served with a copy of the process, on tSie 2011: of March, 1810. On the trial, it appeared, that «w the 5ih of February, 181(1. at Southington in this state, the defendant made and executed promissory note to John & Jeremiah Skotrcdl, for 657 dol-jars, 35…
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MOTION for n new trial. This was a scire-facias against Judd, as garnishee, in a process of foreign attachment. The original action was brought against John S'hotrveíJinñ Jeremiah Skotwcll; and the defendant, Judd, was served with a copy of the process, on tSie 2011: of March, 1810. On the trial, it appeared, that «w the 5ih of February, 181(1. at Southington in this state, the defendant made and executed promissory note to John & Jeremiah Skotrcdl, for 657 dol-jars, 35 cents, payable to them or their order, three years after its date ; that on or before the !7tb of March, 1810, John&…
1Opinion of the Court
Mitcheuj, €h. J.
The question arising upon this motion, is, whether the right to the money due on tile note given by [miner Judd to John & Jeremiah Shotwell, is, by law, vested in the assignee, or in Moses Judah, the creditor of the assignors ?
The note was executed in Connecticut, and was made payable to the Shotwells, or their order. The assignment was made at the city of New-York, while the note was in the hands of N. Smith, Esq, at Neiv-Havm. A letter containing nolice of the assignment was put into the post-oflice at New-York, nine days previous to the leaving of the copy of the *536process in…
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