Supreme Court of Connecticut June 15, 1815 (Doan v. Smith)

Baldwin, J.

also dissented. He expressed his opinion in substance as follows. From the facts in this case it appears that the plaintiff had the controul of Magill's notes, in which the defendant had an interest to the amount of the note now in suit; and that the plaintiff, by his agents, gave up and cancelled those notes without any authority from the defendant.