Dewing v. Sears

Supreme Court

Dewing v. Sears

78 U.S. 379, 20 L. Ed. 189, 11 Wall. 379, 1870 U.S. LEXIS 1485

Supreme Court of the United States·Decided May 18, 1871·Published·Cited by 9 cases

Opinion

*380 Mr. Justice STRONG

delivered the opinion of the court.

The contract in these eases was for the payment or delivery of a specified weight of pure gold, solvable in coined money. They are, therefore, governed by the decisions-heretofore made by this court in Bronson v. Rodes, and Butler v. Horwitz. It follows that the judgments entered in the Superior Court were erroneous. They should have been entered for coined dollars and parts of dollars, instead of treasury notes equivalent in market value to the value in coined money of the stipulated weight of pure gold.

Judgment in each case reversed, and the causes remanded with instructions to enter judgment in accordance with the

Foregoing opinion.

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*380 Mr. Justice STRONG

delivered the opinion of the court.

The contract in these eases was for the payment or delivery of a specified weight of pure gold, solvable in coined money. They are, therefore, governed by the decisions-heretofore made by this court in Bronson v. Rodes, and Butler v. Horwitz. It follows that the judgments entered in the Superior Court were erroneous. They should have been entered for coined dollars and parts of dollars, instead of treasury notes equivalent in market value to the value in coined money of the stipulated weight of pure gold.

Judgment in each case reversed, and the causes remanded with instructions to enter judgment in accordance with the

Foregoing opinion.

Dewing v. Sears, 78 U.S. 379, 20 L. Ed. 189, 11 Wall. 379, 1870 U.S. LEXIS 1485 (1871).

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