Stone v. Porter
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Assumpsit, From the Circuit Court eor Bourbon County.. A count in assumpsit, for mo- • ney paid, laid out and expended, is sufficiently supported by proof of a payment in any thing equivalent to mo ney—as notes of the Bank of the U. S.orof any other bank, or even the notes of individuals,when paid by one party, and received by the other, as money.
1Opinion of the Court
íudge Marshall
delivered the Opinión oF the Co'ürt.
Stone the plaintiff, discharged and satisfied several debts in which he was Porter’s security, by the payment, in part, of notes of the Bank of the United States, which were paid, and received by the collecting officer, as me* ney, and ili full discharge of the debts. To recover the amount so paid, he afterwards brought an action of assumpsit for so much money paid, laid out and expended, by him, for the use of Porter, and at his request. The United States Bank notes were proved to have been equal in value to specie, and to have discharged…
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