Livingston v. Story
Supreme Court of the United States
ON appeal from the district court of the United States for the eastern district óf Louisiana. On the 25th of July 1832, the appellant, Edward Livingston, filed a bill of complaint in the district court, by his solicitors; stating that on or about the 25th of July 1822, being in want' of money, he applied ,to Benjamin Story and John A. Fort, of the. city of New Orleans, .who agreed to lend to him the sum of 22,936 dollars; of which a part only was paid in cash, part in a note…
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ON appeal from the district court of the United States for the eastern district óf Louisiana. On the 25th of July 1832, the appellant, Edward Livingston, filed a bill of complaint in the district court, by his solicitors; stating that on or about the 25th of July 1822, being in want' of money, he applied ,to Benjamin Story and John A. Fort, of the. city of New Orleans, .who agreed to lend to him the sum of 22,936 dollars; of which a part only was paid in cash, part in a note of John A. Fort, and 8000 dollars, parcel of the said sum, was agreed to be afterwards paid to one John Rust, for the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
delivered the’opinion of the Court.
The appellant, Edward Livingston, filed his bill of complaint ' in the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana, against the appellee, Benjamin Story, to set aside a conveyance made by him. of certain lots of land in the city of New Orleans, and" to be restored to the possession of said lots'; alleging that the deed was given on a contract for the loan of money. Although in • the form of a sale, it was in in reality a pledge for the repayment of the money loaned, and calling for an account of the rents and profits of the…
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