SUPREME COURT or Ra0Dr i,
September Term at Proriaeny 80


PRINTERS BILLS
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= MIN ElNO. BILLS.


I'm. Simmons rs. Benjamin ". Cos. !,
was an appeal by defendant irom yerdic 49,. ~
him at the Common Pleas in May. ls26 S'ln' s,
.olved question OF some interest to Printers t..
Simmons Cat present one OF the proprietors or ~ y
Providence Patriot, while Editor of the N.r.a1' ~
Republican, and during the pendency Of The SpM o,a
ton on adopting by the People. the Consttuon me- =


this State, prepared by the Convention in Inn. ,aa ~
printed in handbills, piece called Queris, d.' ao
ed prevent the People from agreeing 10 ,ha ha.sn
stituion which printing was done at The reou,s, 1O
defendant, The article, as i, turned out in tbe eo.
Of the trial, having been written by BENJAMIN N u's
ard, Esq, lug
Defendant, when he brought the arlicl. ).


printed. did not agree TO see plaintiff paid bu, n e
work was charged TO him ut the time 7, w, "s
tended in the defence that defendant was ony WI,
a number who had agreed to bear the exnsns. "
raising subscription, aud that he did No, o., " y
piece printed on his own account but for the roos M
the public, which good it was the duty Of n,u,'
to promote without being paid extra for il. Ft. tvs.
plaintiff contended that he knew no person bu, i.
defendant III the transaction, and that he HAVING
piled 10 him to do the work, he looked 10 hin e. y.
the pay. Argued by Patten and Bridebam 6, &.
plaintiff, and Whpnle for defendant. '''


The jury, recognizing the right of printer nj
paid even for doing the public service, al m. >.
quest OF an individual, returned verdict for s39
and costs, the whole amount claimed by plaintiff
The defendant appears to have objected 10 the n,s
ment from the Circumstance OF being lcil by bis -
adlutofs to incur the whole expense, the sum rasd
by subscription having been appropriated 10 inyvo.
rate the individual constitutions Of those WIN cam.
to the polls TO vote down the State Constitution and
The printer, as usual, totally forgotten as soon as tb
voting was over. The moral to be drawn fran ii.
above case. which was undoubtedly decided on COZ,
rect principles, is, that printer may be entitled a
pay even in cases where the public are supposed b
be benef by the means used by him in n
curing extra expenses to bring about desired
object, at the request Of individuals and tha, il |,
much easier to collect subscription for such anob
ice, before than after an election.