Brown v. Van Braam
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR from the Circuit Court, for the Diftritft of Rhode IJland. The cafe was as follows: On the 10th of March, 1792, Brown and Francis, merchants, of Providence, in Rhode IJland, drew four fets of bills of exchange on Tho-?nas Dickafon and Go, merchants, of London, payable at 365 days fight, to Benjatnin Page, or order, for the aggregate fum of f. 3000 fterling.
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ERROR from the Circuit Court, for the Diftritft of Rhode IJland. The cafe was as follows: On the 10th of March, 1792, Brown and Francis, merchants, of Providence, in Rhode IJland, drew four fets of bills of exchange on Tho-?nas Dickafon and Go, merchants, of London, payable at 365 days fight, to Benjatnin Page, or order, for the aggregate fum of f. 3000 fterling. Page being át Canton on the 28th of March, 1793, endorfed thefe bills to Fan Braam, the Defendant in error, and on the fáme day, as the agent of Brown' and Francis, drew another fet of bills of exchange, upon Thomas. Dickafon and Co.…
1Opinion of the Court
On the
WILSoN Jujilce,
delivered the opinion of the court. - - - - -
B~ THE COURT :-We are ~inani~oufIy of oprnion, that under the laws, and the praaical conifrualon bf the courts, of Rhode Ijiand) the judgment of the Circuit Court.ought to be affirmed. †
`With refpe& to the entry of this affirmauce, intereft is to be calculated to the prefent time, upon the aggregate fum of principal and intereft in the judgment below; but no further. We cannot extend the calculation to rune Term next, when the mandate will operate in the Circuit Court, as the party ha~ a right to pay the money immediately. -
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- Brown v. Van BraamSupreme Court of the United States · 1797