Hall v. Cordell

Citations

• 142 U.S. 116
• 12 S. Ct. 154
• 35 L. Ed. 956
• 1891 U.S. LEXIS 2572

Syllabus

<p>This court is bound by the finding of a jury in an action at law, properly submitted to them, on conflicting evidence.</p> <p>A bill of exchange is not negotiated within the meaning of § 537, Rev. Stats. Missouri ed. 1879, (§ 723, ed. 1889,) while it remain? in the ownership'or possession of the payee.</p> <p>The obligation to perform a verbal agreement, made in Missouri, to accept and pay, on presentation at the place of business of the promissor in Illinois, all drafts drawn upon him by the promissee for live stock to be consigned by the promissee from Missouri to the promissor in Illinois, is to be determined by the law of Illinois, the place of performance, and not by the law of Missouri.</p>