Bussard v. Levering
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia. Assumpsit against the defendant below, (Bossard,) as drawer of an inland bill of exchange drawn at Baltimore on the 3d of October, 1816, upon one Martin Gillet, for 31,244 79 cents, payable six mpnths after date, and accepted by Gillet. Plea, non assumpsit.
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Error to the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia. Assumpsit against the defendant below, (Bossard,) as drawer of an inland bill of exchange drawn at Baltimore on the 3d of October, 1816, upon one Martin Gillet, for 31,244 79 cents, payable six mpnths after date, and accepted by Gillet. Plea, non assumpsit. On the trial of the cause, the plaintiff produced and read in evidence to the jury, the bill, acceptance, and protest; the hand writing of the respective parties being admitted; and gave evidence to prove that alter bank hours, on Saturday, the fifth of April, 1817, being the second…
1Opinion of the Court
This Court were unanimously of opinion that, by the general law merchant, notice of non-payment given to the drawer oh the last day of grace, after a demand upon thé acceptor on the same day, (and Saturday, in this, case, was the. last day of grace, the next day .being Sunday) was sufficient to charge the drawer; and that the notice in this case given to the 'drawer* by putting the same into the post-office, was . good.
Judgment ¿ffirtned.
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