Turner v. President of the Bank of North America
Supreme Court of the United States
Error from the Circuit Court of North Carolina. This was an action upon a promissory note, made in Philadelphia, by Stanley, the intestate, in favor of Biddle & Co., and indorsed by Biddle & Co. to .the Bank of North America.
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Error from the Circuit Court of North Carolina. This was an action upon a promissory note, made in Philadelphia, by Stanley, the intestate, in favor of Biddle & Co., and indorsed by Biddle & Co. to .the Bank of North America. The declaration (which contained only a count upon the note itself) stated, that the president and directors of the bank were citizens of the state of Pennsylvania; and that Turner, the administrator, and Stanley, the intstate, were citizens of the state of North Carolina; but of Biddle & Co., the payees and indorsers of the note, there was no other designation upon the…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chief Justice delivered the opinion of the Court, in the following terms :
Ellsworth, Chief Justice.
— The action below was brought by the president and directors of the Bank of North America, who *are well r!H.. described to be citizens of Pennsylvania, against Turner and others, who are well described to be citizens of North Carolina, upon a promissory note, made by the defendant, payable to Biddle & Co., and which, by assignment, became the property of the plaintiffs. Biddle & Co. are no otherwise *10described, than as “ using trade and merchandise in partnership together,” at Philadelphia…
2Cited by1 opinion
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