Case Name: ANDERSON v. BROWN et al.
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1851
Citations: 1 F. Cas. 840
Docket Number: 
Parties: ANDERSON v. BROWN et al.
Judges: Before JUDSON, District Judge.
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 1
Pages: 840–840

Head Matter:
Case No. 365.
ANDERSON v. BROWN et al.
[N. Y. Daily T. Oct. 25, 1851.]
District Court, S. D. New York.
1851.
Compromise — Payment—N egotiable Paper.
fA draft given in compromise of a suit, and thereafter protested for nonpayment, is not a payment of the claim, and the original suit may proceed as if no settlement had taken place.]
[In admiralty. Libel for a marine tort by Moses Anderson against William H. Brown and Nathaniel Jarvis, owners of the steamship Pacific. A settlement was heretofore had. Heard on motion by libelant to proceed with the suit, and to add one Lowry as a party respondent. Granted.]
Before JUDSON, District Judge.

Opinion:
This action was commenced by the libel-ants for $5,000 damages for a marine tort against the defendants, as owners of the steamship Pacific. Process of citation was-issued, and • both defendants were served. After service a settlement of the suit was made by paying the libelants a draft for $750. After the draft became due, It was protested for nonpayment. A motion was now made by the libelant to proceed with the-suit, and add another party, a Mr. Lowry, as defendant, and for an order to hold all the defendants to bail. Mr. D. W. Mahon, Jr., was heard for the libelant in support of the-motion, and Mr. T. J. Brady, for the defendants, in opposition, who relied on rule 25 of the supreme court of United States. After considerable' discussion, the judge decided in favor of the libelant, granting the amendment prayed for, and allowing the suit to-proceed as if no settlement had taken place, and ordering the defendants to be held to bail on $1,200; thus deciding that a draft is no payment unless paid.