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1 How. App. Cas. 230

Platt v. Cathell

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 15, 1847

New York Court of Appeals · decided 1847-11-15

This was an action of covenant brought by Cathell against Platt in the superior court of the city of New-York, in 1842. The declaration counted upon a charter party of affreightment, alleged to have been made by the defendant with the plaintiff.

Decided 1847-11-15

¶1Decision.—Judgment affirmed. Unanimous.

¶2Note.—It was held by the supreme court, Beardsley, J., delivering the opinion, that it was no answer to the cause of action to say, as the plea demurred to did, that the. Stevensons made and executed the said charter party by the defendant as their agent. The defendant being named in the covenant as the party of the second part, and having duly executed it, by affixing his own seal, he was personally bound, whatever his authority or his intention might have been.

¶3As to the exceptions taken at the trial, they could not be sustained, because, in law, the charter party given in evidence was the defendant’s deed, and not that of the Stevensons. The Stevensons were not bound by it, but the defendant was.

¶4JVoi reported, in this court.

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