Bettner v.

Decided September 15, 1796

Superior Court of North Carolina · decided 1796-09-15

CASE on a foreign bill of exchange, protested for non acceptance. The defendant suffered a default: on executing the writ of enquiry,a question arose, whether the plaintiff was bound to give notice to the defendant, that his bill had been dishonoured before he could bring suit? and by the Court, the defendant, by suffering a default, has admitted the declaration to the amount of the bill.

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Decided 1796-09-15

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¶1But after great deliberation,

the Court

¶2was of opinion that the plaintiff ought to prove notice to entitle himself to extraordinary interest and damages, and having failed so to do, was only entitled to 6 per cent, and the jury found a verdict accordingly.

M’Coy, J. and Stone, J. present.