Original debtor
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 1 U.S. 238 - Poultney Et. al. v. Ross · 1789Most cited · 6 citing opinions
if, indeed, it appears, that he has sent a servant, or tradesman, for these goods, on his own account, he is clearly liable; for, when they come to his use, that makes him the original debtor.
How often courts cite the case defining “Original debtor”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “Original debtor” — 6 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.