New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-06
THE COURTS.
United States District Court In Chamber

| United States District Court In Chambers.
| Tie steam tugs. Fern, Admiral ard Nelly, |
| vs. the steamboat John Kyle :nd her cargo. |
| Upon hearing the testimony, Yesterday, IN |
| this ease, the court ordered the release OF
| the 2ii,ci,,i property. on giving bonds III |
! the sums Of S5e0, $500. and SiJHN rcspec-
| lively: the latter amount to the tUgboat
| Nelly, she having rendered the most Naitto
| able assistance of the three. The ciair. OF
| salvage as a special claim. WAS denied ana
| the testimony ordered to be t3k'H GOWN III
| writing are; submitted.
| Eighth Di-1ris, Count.
| jude, Dibhlc Yesterday read the follow
| inc important opinion, bearing upon the law
OF equity estoppel. III the matter 9i state
| warrants TIL" decision viii we'll repay pc
rl,S;,l by .li interested il. Stat" .Iidobted-
! ness. .
State uf f.onisian.. sy rri. Samuel Smith
| s Co.. vs.. Antoine Dubuclet. state Treas
! urer-ihis is 4 proceeding OF r!'i ndaln'iSto
| comuei the state Treasurer. respondent. 10
! pay a warrant for the sum of twelve thou
| sand ore hundred and twenty dollars. held
| ard uwflnI by REALTORS 4 statement al the
| facts disclosed hy th. plca,iIngs .E't eTt-
.ienee will SHOW the issue before the "olii.
! s A is;ta.s presented to the STATE -tudit"r
| l0s pas. due intreS; coupon. from STATE
: bonds. ans; obtained She aforesaid wax.
! rants, dated august H.. 1870. ~. t!l.:: day
! yeia,..s purchased ;h. ralne 4. market
.foy.rt. am. TO. i. fan. consideration. On the
! Yrs. .iav ~: September III" warian: was
. pre.,n..., =. :h" vcspondrn: :rr payment:
, hu. .rl..tug- were refused. ana ""re told
,,;a: th. Aud i.or i.a.. directed the Treasurer
no, 70 pav ;h. sllue. l: IS clear that til"
coupons. fo1 the payment -: ~!H.a tins
warraE. .-snca. Were. Ior.se'!"s. and. there"
-! fore. that .Le SAFE has: received n. cor.
!; sheraton. i'or :Ei. season the Auditor
lire.te.. ~. Treasure: i;o: "vay. Il. .!"!c'
| s..ia.
! IN. ia;.n:.. .lctan." SET ny Nv .ie :.furn
! @. responder. is. first. :,la; there w:l. no
money III tire sreas,sly at ;i'' til" ~" said
! wa,I..ln: was presented aG,. served. 'iiat
RESPONDER. has received authority :" pay
III. sam. whc.l in-..uet.d 10: :" ii" =" by
:l.,. Auditor. Both of the-. points are purely
technical and d" not avon! 'Er 'e'I i'snc.
wic .her tn" State Is Ycspon'.b!s :" 1.i.;oTS
for the warrant.
!; III. :nnnev was a.,! = ..n>':..,vei.. II
no: a,sa..'l- ir The. trc.l> >.Ir.. iht' warrant
j, EXPRESSED: .. b. ,,aya'. ol.. "t' .il. fund
provided .or ;,e sale Of Honds'" rctir" the
.soa,ir. debt ot .he State. Tia: fund 's not
.halls;e... H,.. il IS Il fact. 40: :" he dis
ra-ea. :na. .ns Treasurer. objection 10
navin. II. v"rrans VIXEN presented. ~ soon
thereafter. AS not . want ct funds. hut
:l., :h.r.. was .'.d j. II" Obligation upon
,i. par. 81 ;h- Statr.
HI. .aG che !act that III" su"l''r 'i!'
I..:.,: shs Treasurer ros 20 pay ~ ator'"
| .ait: prevent ."iators from somre.!ln. pay.
men: ); .,..s j. an obligation - pay. IN"
relation. ,c.w.en the auditor and Treas
mr.; are. ,.n.. - insisted. III. sahl" as be.
.-~..:. -. ,lr:.we:": 3. bank check and 'h"
ban. draw, upon. Thc,e ~" rheck may
b. ..o'pe.. by til. ..rawcl. AZ '.s risS. with
.u, .olu''SolniSn: 'h" bank. 'nlcs" ne
!i,.rs .a. :ssUmc,i responsibility by certify.
I'm. S.:ci. relation j. '!iat Of principal and
arru. = .u.. .ens.. i,us 1he .irdisog and
Treasurer .,r. equal agents q: tts came
,-:uc;,.. .,e.lnr,a;ns sepasa'c and distinct
:tuc:i.n. i1r'ier specific INSTRUCTIONS.
.hc Y.casurer can pa" a.'ftlnc .!Iless !te
las tn. warr.n. Hi che ..Id.:or. ii" can
.n. w.I!;s. - cash . wa'ran: properly i.ad''
: u,oE :,i.n sysr,.e III "n,. caSe-NheE 'iiev' IL
. o, mn,,.y a,;.v.p,ia:ei for IL. ;ay'nen:
,h,,..e va s..aitocC. s!ia state :;,pca't't
a. ;l. :.a.l.. VIII, a .lan. .i.' t..,i been
,,.i;,... IA .u. I'd '.:a! form. i !. :o: n"
Ti.as,.r '".i.'.r'nine whether :ii.1" I!a"
i.c. 80 '.'I.:pri:stl"f. ara "!'.Ie' 'h'
oc...... yYcs.utiuS Ill" WARRANT - the cred.
;t.-. S.y.'..i .lis lie H., II" ,.w'': =" tar
! II. u.l... 49,. :s Che .s>pun>i'l" AGENT Ct the
S,.... E.v. stat. :.6s. 3..i. Namn",f5s
;ys. Nun..r. state Treasurer. y AZ. -:
, Therefore ~'..ors are sntiti".. &. i..v.
!, !. :..ii..a. determination ~ i'.'!: '..!:iN -
/. ..;ins: Che treasurer.
.
! ,o... who :.le innocen, ,hir! parties, are "il'
. ti.iad 70 have .his warrant paid. I.oUgh II
! v3s presumed - be Issued NY :rar'l. sn''
was iS.,cd ~ithou. any consideration.
= Yhe aelator. do not INSIST tina; alndef tle
! commercial law this Instrument - strictly
' negotiable 'apef. i'nt ~ .s nrseI th:' IA us
: ! form it is susceptible oi transfer. II - .
!. I certificate Oy the accounting officer 0t the
. State that so much is due such : person. and
! an order for sh. Treasurer to pay such per
son, er lis order. that Sm1,n!. Local usage
HAS given ehese warrants ak "f fne cha'ac'
teristics sfnegotiable instruments: ''"y ar'
j. Hailp Iougls and sold ana st"H''1.I w
! mere endorsement IN blank.
But. as between the felatsrs and 'l.e State
! of Louisiana. the zeal respondent. the cues
>, ton OF eGritabe estoppel - set up. II IS
= ! insisted that the State - cst"Hl'ea by Ns
Town .cts a:,i admissions f."ss denying the
debt sec::.. il the warrant. And. leaving
aside All ~. tho technical Yuies which Cove1T
. .ommesci;a' paper. this broad piincill" -!
.ori:v AIMS. ....-.ins me c;s.iss ~ '.ISoH "i
. In .h;s <ra... ~! ;r u. ."ur'- -. iii,
\ country. an. oi Engian& genera.l!.. 'h'
:Dyoposi:io.! q: Lord DenmaH .Pic>ar" W
:sn.y&. q Adolpbus and Ellis u; i''l seems %
= have met with appreciation. THAI; wv mere
- ! ou,. by hi. words or conduct willfuiiv causes
another - believe il the existence @; Ger
= tain state oi things. and induces hlln 20 &C,
!. ON .!,a. belief. 80 IA - altce his own pre-
! yi.lis pos; .i.r the former istorcluded from
ayer,in@ ag!inss the latter. - 'iifiefeH' statt
of things Il. existing at the time. ti'res
ION IS. Mann. - Conn. Us IS understood
a. and .ppie1 II modern times. there IS
nothing harsl. o. minus. III tbs law I"
I es+oppe'. Il can be used only TO subservt
the cause Of Justice and right. "o. 10 y.
J5i. | Greenliet. section twenty-five. lhe
" r,.i.. that the consideration Of negotiable
paper can not be inquired into. excepting a,
between immediate parties, IS founded
upon this principle OF estorpo. SO q
Is uartv who has used negotiable paper fol
his own benefit. is estopped from show
inc ANYTHING which will take this character
- away from il. = Parsons on Contracts t92
And this rule. witch comes strictly within
the commercial law, is extended III equity,
SO that when the maker of g. note induces a
\ third persun to trade for it By selling hin
that there is no set-otf, he has 10 ground fol
relief against such purchaser. Drake vs.
| Foster 1t .l.. 29 Ala, $40; % Ala oas Pee
tric w. Eceter; II Wendall, lf2; - Wen
N dali :j57. SO where q man encourages an
" | other to settle to improve and eNpend his
70 money on Iani he who offers the induce
10 ,pent shall not afterward alege anything
" against the settlers title. Watts, 1872; "A
70 Miss, 6l2,o Watts, 39.: > Johnson Ga. h.,
" ! 1874.
70 These decisions al turn upon .he same
n | nrjnciplc-you shall not. to further your
70 own interests, lead me sstrav and then
profit by my misfortune.
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