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1 D.C. 440

Hays v. Bell

District of Columbia District Court · decided 1807-07-15

Debt oh a promissory note for 214 dollars. Payments indorsed on the note, before the suit was brought, reduced the sum due on the note to eight dollars and ninety-four cents. The verdict was for the debt in the declaration, to be discharged on the payment pf eight dollars and ninety-four cents. contended that a nonsuit ought' to be entered, under the Act of Virginia, 3d December, 1792, § 38, p. 90. contended that this cause could not have been heard on a petition in Virginia.

Decided 1807-07-15

The CouRT(Duckett, J., contra)

¶1ordered judgment to be entered for the plaintiff on the verdict. See the case of McKnight v. Ramsay, [ante, 40] and Currey v. Fletcher, [ante, 113] Stat. 3 Jac. c. 13 ; 23 Geo. 2, c. 33, § 19 ; Doug. 245, 448; 1 Wils. 19; Maryland law 1785, c. 46, § 7; 1791, c. 68, § 9, 10; 1796, c. 43, §5.

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