COMEGYS ET AL. v. VASSE


26 U.S. 193 (____)

1 Pet. 193

CORNELIUS COMEGYS AND ANDREW PETTIT, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, vs. AMBROSE VASSE, DEFENDANT IN ERROR.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr. J.R. Ingersoll, and Mr. D.B. Ogden, for the plaintiffs in error; and by Mr. Lee, and Mr. C.J. Ingersoll, for the defendant.


Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court. —

This was an action of assumpsit, brought by Ambrose Vasse, in the Circuit Court, for the district of Pennsylvania, to recover from the plaintiffs in error, (who were defendants in the Court below,) a certain sum of money, received by them under the following circumstances: —

Previous to the year 1802, Vasse was an underwriter on various vessels and...

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