Legal Opinion

CORN EXCHANGE BANK v. SCHEPPERS & Others

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 21, 1884No. 281PublishedCited by 6 opinions

IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF FENNSYLVANIA. The facts at issue appear in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller

The plaintiff in error, who was plaintiff below, brought' its suit against the defendants on five promissory notes held by the bank, made by the defendants in their partnership name of Scheppers Brothers, payable to their own order and indorsed by them in blank.

Defendants pleaded non-assumpsit, and on trial by jury a verdict and a judgment on it was rendered in favor of defendants.

A bill of exceptions was taken, on which arises the only question in the case for our consideration. From this it appears ■ that the notes sued on were the last of several renewals of two notes of $5,000 each, which…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Mars v. Oro Fino Min. Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1895
  2. O.P. Hollis v. J.O. Davis and the Attorney General of the State of Alabama, Court of Appeals, Bullock County, Criminal Courts, Union SpringsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  3. Sucn. Suárez v. GelabertDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1982
  4. Beach v. Savannah River Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
  5. Hill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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