Pritchard v. Norton
United States Supreme Court
106 U.S. 124 (1882)
Relevant factsFree
Louisiana surety Pritchard obtained an indemnity bond from New York citizen Norton (defendant) and Delaware citizen McComb, signed and delivered in New York, protecting Pritchard if a Louisiana railroad's appeal (for which he was surety) failed; when the appeal failed and Pritchard had to pay, his executrix (plaintiff) sued Norton in Louisiana, where the preexisting Louisiana obligation counted as valid consideration, while under New York law the indemnity would lack consideration since Norton and McComb never requested Pritchard become surety.
IssueFree
Whether a contract is governed by the law of the place where the agreement was made, absent evidence that the agreement was to be performed elsewhere.