U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia, 1823

Gelston v. Adams

Gelston v. Adams
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Decided November 15, 1823 · Thruston
2 D.C. 440; 10 F. Cas. 161; 2 Cranch 440
Gelston v. Adams

Opinion of the Court

The Court (Thruston, J., absent,)

oh the prayer of Mr. Taylor, for the defendants, instructed the jury that if, from the evidence, they believed the facts to be as above stated, the plaintiff could not recover, although' they, might be satisfied by the evidence that the plaintiff was debtor to the defendants to the amount of $288.90, until and at the time of the transfer of the note.

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