Hall v. Mott
Hall v. Mott
Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court. It does not appear there was any evidence of fraud in obtaining the submission.
The endorsement on the contract does not express the consideration.for making it; it was open tp parol evidence to prove such consideration ; when this was proved, the agreement endorsed might be limited in its effects, by the consideration on which it was made.
2. Admit the principles advanced by the defendant, that money advanced upon a special contract, is identified with the contract, that the party can have but one remedy, either for damages for non-performance, or action for the money advanced, on a total abandonment of the contract; and, that damages recovered in a suit at law, in the ordinary coupe.
3. The award derived its validity and effect wholly from the submission which was by parol, no other than parol evidence cpuld exist as to the extent of the submission, and what it embraced.
4. It appears that the award in this case, was made upon a submission by parol; that the submission expressly excepted the receipts in question, and gave the arbitrators no other power, than to ascertain the amount of damages distinct from the money advanced'; they made an award on this submission, this award was the consideration of the endorsement on the contract ; the endorsement made upon this consideration could satisfy no part of the claim for money advanced ; the defendant had voluntarily separated this claim from the one submitted, and the plaintiff is entitled to this action to recover the money.
New trial nqt granted.
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