Willett v. Fister
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District- of Columbia; the case being thus : John Fister, a butcher, had a stall in market where he sold pork.
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Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District- of Columbia; the case being thus : John Fister, a butcher, had a stall in market where he sold pork. He bought his hogs of Y. Willett and W. E. Clark, trading as Y. Willett & Co., and there was a pass-book held by Fister in which the debits and credits were entered of the transactions between the parties; the original entries being made on the commercial books of Willett & Co. On Fister’s pass-book, under date of 21st November, 1865, was the following entry; “By cash, on 30th of October, $1500.” And on Willett & Co.’s books: “ 1865, October 30th,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Strong
We need not inquire whether the deposition of Adeline Fister, the wife of the complainant, was properly received, for, with her testimony, there is not sufficient evidence to support the decree of the court below.
The bill was not filed until December 15th, 1870, four years and a half after the alleged mistake. During that long period the complainant made no pretence that he had not received all the credits to which he was entitled. Constantly assenting by his silence to the correctness of the settlement, and of the judgment he had confessed, he conveyed several lots of ground to the…
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