A. Dennistoun & Co. v. Stewart
Supreme Court of the United States
This case came up from the circuit court of the United States for the southern district of Alabama, upon a certificate of division in opinion between the judges thereof. The case was before the court at the preceding term, and is reported in 17 How. 606. The certificate of division commenced as follows, namely:— Certificate of Division of Opinion. Circuit Court of the U. S., Southern Dist. of Ala. A. Dennistoun and Co. *• James Reid and Cq.
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This case came up from the circuit court of the United States for the southern district of Alabama, upon a certificate of division in opinion between the judges thereof. The case was before the court at the preceding term, and is reported in 17 How. 606. The certificate of division commenced as follows, namely:— Certificate of Division of Opinion. Circuit Court of the U. S., Southern Dist. of Ala. A. Dennistoun and Co. *• James Reid and Cq. Upon the trial of this cause in the circuit court aforesaid, the defendant,' among other defences to the case of the plaintiffs, insisted that the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Daniel
• This cause comes before us upon a certificate of 'division in opinion between the judges of the circuit court of the United States for the 5th circuit and southern district of Alabama. .
The evidence before the circuit court on which. the division in opinion arose was of the following character:—
The defendant, on the 9th day of September, 1850, at Mobile, in the names of James Reid and Co., of which firm the defendant was a member, drew a bill on Henry Goá Booth, at Liverpool, fbr the sum of forty-four hundred and sevénteen pounds fourteen shillings and eleven pence sterling, payable at…
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