Vowell v. Bacon

(nem. con.) was of opinion and so instructed the jury, at the prayer of the plaintiff’s counsel, that the defendant had no right to detain the bags of money, against his bill of lading, for a balance, of general account due to him by the owners of the vessel, who had assigned the bill of lading to the plaintiff for a valuable consideration.

- • Verdict for the plaintiff, fi 1137.75, with interest from the 24th of December, 1827.