Wilson v. Cromwell

30 F. Cas. 119, 1 Cranch 214

• Court: U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia
• Decided: December 15, 1804
• Status: Published

Opinion

But

THE COURT

refused to give such instruction; and upon the prayer of Mr. Morsell, for defendant, THE COURT instructed the jury that if they should be of opinion that the Bowyers came into possession of the bill by authority of the plaintiff for the purpose of collection, and they gave it up to the defendant to be cancelled, without any fraud on the part of the defendant, and the plaintiff afterwards obtained possession of the bill by a fraudulent and deceitful practice, the plaintiff could not recover upon it. And that If -they should be of opinion that the note was fairly given up by Bowyer to th'e defendant to be cancelled, and the plaintiff obtained possession of it by any false pretence, it would be evidence of a fraudulent obtaining of the possession.