Courmes v. Cavelier

The judgment of the court was pronounced by

Eustis, C. J.

A judgment was rendered in March, 1848, by this court in a suit of the plaintiff against his tutor, L. F. Maxent, by which he recovered a certain sum of money, resulting from the mal-administration of the latter. A portion of .this s.um was represented by a certain promissory note of John Davenport, which the tutor had received during the minority of the plaintiff, and it Was agreed between the parties, that the plaintiff should take this note in part satisfaction of the judgment. Au agreement to that effect was accordingly made part of…