Legal Opinion
Capen v. Crowell
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 31, 1877PublishedCited by 2 opinions
On exceptions. ASSUMPSIT.
1Opinion of the Court
Appleton, O. J.
This is an action upon a promissory note of the following tenor:
“$557.78. • Waterville, June 14, 1870.
Four months from date, I promise to pay to the order of A. M„ Capen five hundred and fifty-seven 78-100 dollars, at Ticonic National JBank, value received, with interest at rate of two and one-half per cent, each month after due until paid.
A. Crowell.”
The presiding justice instructed the jury to compute interest on this note at the rate of two and one-half per cent, each month after due, until paid ; and the jury rendered a verdict in accordance with such instruction. To this…
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