Opinion · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Hastings v. Wiswall

8 Mass. 455

Type: Opinion
Court: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Date: 1812-03-15
Topic: bankruptcy

But the Court denied the motion, observing that the plaintiff might have brought his action for the interest at the expiration of *379each year, and that by neglecting this he might be considered as waiving his claim to compound interest. The clerk was directed to add simple interest to the principal for the time that the interest remained unpaid, and to enter up judgment for that amount with costs. Munroe. for the plaintiff. Fay for the defendant, (a)

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Hastings v. Wiswall. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

Cited by: 25 opinions

But the Court

denied the motion, observing that the plaintiff might have brought his action for the interest at the expiration of *379 each year, and that by neglecting this he might be considered as waiving his claim to compound interest. The clerk was directed to add simple interest to the principal for the time that the interest remained unpaid, and to enter up judgment for that amount with costs.

Munroe. for the plaintiff. Fay for the defendant, (a)