Scipio v. Wright
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York. This was an action- brought by William P. Wright against the town of Scipio, on twenty-five instruments in writing, numbered, from 1 to 25, both inclusive, all being alike, except as to their number, and also except that eight of them, being those numbered from 1 to 8, both inclusive, are payable to Slocum Howland or bearer. The others are payable to bearer, no payee being named therein.
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Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York. This was an action- brought by William P. Wright against the town of Scipio, on twenty-five instruments in writing, numbered, from 1 to 25, both inclusive, all being alike, except as to their number, and also except that eight of them, being those numbered from 1 to 8, both inclusive, are payable to Slocum Howland or bearer. The others are payable to bearer, no payee being named therein. To all were annexed coupons for the sum of thirty-five dollars each, differing only as to the time when payable, there…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Strong
At the trial of this case in the Circuit Court the extraordinary number of thirty-three exceptions were taken by the plaintiff in error, and signed by the judge. It does not, however, always happen that the merits of á case brought in error are to be measured by the number of exceptions taken in the inferior court, or by the number of errors assigned. In this case, the real questions. — the only ones that need particular attention — • are few.
The plaintiff below brought suit upon twenty-five bonds, or rather notes, each for the sum of $1,000, which, as he alleged, had been issued by the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Starin v. . the Town of GenoaNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- Gould v. . Town of OneontaNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
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