Union Bank of Georgetown v. Geary
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of the district of Columbia, for the county of Washington. *Anna Geary, as administratrix of her husband, Everard Geary, filed her bill in the circuit court, in which she set forth, that her intestate, some time before his death, became surety on a note whieli was discounted for the accommodation of J. Merrill, at the Union Bank of Georgetown, for a large sum of money, which was continued, from time to time, by a renewal, in the usual way, for…
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Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of the district of Columbia, for the county of Washington. *Anna Geary, as administratrix of her husband, Everard Geary, filed her bill in the circuit court, in which she set forth, that her intestate, some time before his death, became surety on a note whieli was discounted for the accommodation of J. Merrill, at the Union Bank of Georgetown, for a large sum of money, which was continued, from time to time, by a renewal, in the usual way, for the accommodation of Merrill, until the death of her intestate. Subsequently to his death, suits were instituted in the…
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice,
delivered the opinion of the court. — The appellee, N108] who was the complainant in the court below, and administratrix of her late husband, filed her bill in the circuit court for the district of Columbia, and for the ’"county of Washington, for the purpose of obtaining an injunction to restrain the Union Bank of Georgetown from all further proceedings on a judgment recovered against her as administratrix, upon a promissory note for $2200, bearing date the 21st of November 1814, which had been indorsed by her late husband, and discounted by the Union Bank, for the…
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