Hoppins v. Miller
JOSEPH T. HOPPINS v. JONAS MILLER
Hoppins v. Miller, 17 N.J.L. 185 (1839)
Headnotes
A Promissory Note, dated at New York, without designating the place of payment, draws seven per cent interest; unless there be proof that it was made in this State.
Summary
In Case,
This was an action brought in this Court, by the Endorsee against the Maker of a Promissory Note in the following words:
New York, 39 October, 1834.
Three months after date, I promise to pay to John Wallis or order, two hundred and sixty-eight dollars, for value received.
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By the Court,
This contract, upon the face of it, is a New York transaction, and must carry interest according to the laws of that State, which it is admitted, is seven per cent per annum; unless it is shown to the Court, that the note was really made in this State,
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