Legal Opinion

Nelson v. First Nat. Bank

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 19, 1895No. 543PublishedCited by 31 opinions

In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. In September, 1884, the defendant in error, 1lie First National Bank of Killingley, took, in renewal of a like note held by it that was then due, the promissory note of Dwight M. Sabin for §10,000, payable to his own order, and indorsed by himself, Charles N. Nelson, the plaintiff in error, and others.

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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. In September, 1884, the defendant in error, 1lie First National Bank of Killingley, took, in renewal of a like note held by it that was then due, the promissory note of Dwight M. Sabin for §10,000, payable to his own order, and indorsed by himself, Charles N. Nelson, the plaintiff in error, and others. This note was made and dated at Stillwater, in the state of Minnesota, and was payable at the office of the defendant in error, in the state of Connecticut. The maker and indorsers of the note were citizens and…

1Opinion of the CourtSanborn, Circuit Judge

Is the certificate of protest of a promissory note drawn in one of the United States, signed by residents of that state, and payable in another, competent evidence in the state of Minnesota of either the presentment, demand, dishonor, or notice of dishonor of the note? The first alleged error in the trial of this case is that the court below admitted in evidence the certificate of protest of the note in suit made by a notary public of the state of Connecticut. The objection urged to it is that the note stood upon the same footing as an inland bill of exchange, that such a bill requires no…

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