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Blinn v. Chester

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided June 15, 1811

Supreme Court of Connecticut · decided 1811-06-15

MOTÍON for a new trial. This was an action oí assumpsit. The declaration stated, that the plaintiff and defendant entered into a contract in writing, whereby it was agreed, that the plaintiff should perform certain jobs of joiner’s work for the defendant, for a certain stipulated sum ; and by which it was also agreed, that the plaintiff should make all the window sashes for the defendant’s house, set the glass and find the materials for the same ; and that the defendant…

Decided 1811-06-15

Reeve, J.

¶1(After stating the case.) in this case, thero does not appear to be any debt due to the plaintiff from the defendant, except what arose out of the contract. It is true, there was an unsettled account; but from this, no inference can be made, that the defendant was in arrear, on that account, to the plaintiff. It might as well be inferred, that the plaintiff was in arrear to the defendant. There was, then, no debt due, but that upon the contract. There was no need of any direction to the plaintiff, to apply the payment to this debt. The law made the application of it to this ; and this k all that the defendant claims.

¶21 am, therefore, of opinion, that the charge was correct, and that a new trial ought not to be advised.

All the other judges concurred.

¶3New trial not to be granted-

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