Lenox v. Wilson

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

Lenox v. Wilson

15 F. Cas. 322, 1 Cranch 170

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

DecidedJune 15, 1804

StatusPublished

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Lenox v. Wilson, 15 F. Cas. 322, 1 Cranch 170 (circtddc 1804).

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This was an action by the holder against the indorser of a- foreign bill of exchange, indorsed by the defendant' [William Wilson], in Alexandria (where the damages fixed by law áre ten per cent.), to the plaintiff [Lenox & Maitland), who resided in New. York, where the damages were fixed by law at twenty per cent. The jury gave their verdict for the New York damages.

A motion by the defendant for a new trial, on the ground of excessive damages, was overruled by THE COURT, on the plaintiffs’ releasing the difference, which was about 444 dollars.

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This was an action by the holder against the indorser of a- foreign bill of exchange, indorsed by the defendant' [William Wilson], in Alexandria (where the damages fixed by law áre ten per cent.), to the plaintiff [Lenox & Maitland), who resided in New. York, where the damages were fixed by law at twenty per cent. The jury gave their verdict for the New York damages.

A motion by the defendant for a new trial, on the ground of excessive damages, was overruled by THE COURT, on the plaintiffs’ releasing the difference, which was about 444 dollars.

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15 F. Cas. 322, 1 Cranch 170, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/lenox-v-wilson-circtddc-1804.