Spalding v. Mason
Citations
- 161 U.S. 375
- 16 S. Ct. 592
- 40 L. Ed. 738
- 1896 U.S. LEXIS 2172
Syllabus
<p>An interlocutory order or decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia at special term may be reviewed by the general term on appeal, without awaiting a final determination, of the cause; and, on appeal to this court from the final decree at general term, the entire record is brought up for review.</p> <p>After a critical examination of the record, the court, on the facts, finds that the contract which forms the subject of controversy in this suit is a valid contract, and directs judgment for the defendant in error for the principal sum which it finds to be due him, but orders a correction to be made in the calculation of interest by the court below.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- “Every one who contracts to pay money on a certain day knows that, if he fails to fulfill his contract, he must pay the established rate of interest as damages for his nonperformance.”
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Judges: Gray, White
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