Halsey v. Brown
Cases that cite this one
7 later published cases cite this decision.
- Fine v. Advance Realty Co. (Connecticut Superior Court 1936)
- Sturges v. Buckley (Conn. 1864)
- Bridgeport Bank v. Dyer (Conn. 1848)
- Leach v. Perkins (Me. 1840)
- Renner v. Bank of Columbia (Supreme Court of the United States 1824)
- Renner v. President of the Bank of Columbia (Supreme Court of the United States 1824)
- Barber v. Brace (Conn. 1819)
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Opinion of the Court
The question in this ease is, whether evidence of a particular custom or usage can he given in evidence to control a general law.
The general law applicable to the commercial world, ‘ that owners of vessels are answerable for the contracts and conduct of their masters, when acting whir,., -he Scope of their authority, must be admitted. I But as it is a principie, that the general common law may be, and in many instances is, controlled by special custom; so the general commercial law may, by the same reason, be controlled by a special local usas» . so far as that usage extends; which, will operate upon all contracts of this nature, made in view of, or with reference to, such usage. \
We are, therefore, of opinion, that the evidence offered to prove the particular usage in this case was ad» missible.
New trial not to be granted.
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