District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1815

Woodin v. Hoofut

Woodin v. Hoofut
District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Decided August 15, 1815
12 Johns. 298
Woodin v. Hoofut

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The whole of the testimony ndt being returned, it'is difficult to. say whether substantial justice has been done or n°h.' There is some reason to believe that there was inclu dec! in the note, a greater sum than the law would warrant. The .note, however, appears to have been given after a settle- ' ’ . ' , , . , . ' ment of the suit, with the. plaintiff’s attorney, and so not opprr to tjie SUSpjcjon .that it was obtained under the pressure of the execution, . And, besides,, there is evidence showing that some extra services were rendered, for which the deputy might fairly have been entitled-to compensation; and the question being proper for the determination of a jury, and it having been fairly submitted to them, the judgment must be affirmed.

Judgment affirmed,

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