SELDEN v. MYERS ET AL.


61 U.S. 506 (____)

20 How. 506

FRANCIS SELDEN, APPELLANT, v. LAWRENCE MYERS, PHILIP PIKE, WALTER LENOX, AND JAMES C. McGUIRE.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Coxe and Mr. Webb for the appellant, and by Mr. Bradley for the appellees.


Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia.

It appears that the appellant, for some years before the execution of the instruments hereinafter mentioned, kept a restaurant in the city of Washington, and had considerable dealings with Lawrence Myers & Company, who are merchants in New York, and who, from time to time, had supplied...

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