U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia, 1822

Vowell v. Patton

Vowell v. Patton
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Decided May 15, 1822 · Thruston
2 D.C. 312; 28 F. Cas. 1307; 2 Cranch 312
Vowell v. Patton

Opinion of the Court

The Court (Thruston, J., absent,)

instructed the jury, that evidence of leaving the notice at the post-office, was not sufficient evidence of notice, to charge the defendant; but that if the jury were satisfied by the evidence, that the defendant actually received the notice, on the day on which it was put into the post-office, the notice was sufficient. The Court, however, did not give any opinion whether the notice was in due time.

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