Corbit v. President of the Bank of Smyrna
Supreme Court of Delaware
Action of assumpsit, for money had and received to plaintiff’s use. Plea, non-assumpsit. Questions reserved by order of the Superior Court for New Castle county, at the May term 1837, to be heard on a case stated in the Court of Errors and Appeals. The case was tried before Johns, jr. chancellor, and Black, Harrington and Layton justices of the Superior Court.
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Action of assumpsit, for money had and received to plaintiff’s use. Plea, non-assumpsit. Questions reserved by order of the Superior Court for New Castle county, at the May term 1837, to be heard on a case stated in the Court of Errors and Appeals. The case was tried before Johns, jr. chancellor, and Black, Harrington and Layton justices of the Superior Court. The facts agreed on, were these: On Monday the 24th of March, A. D. 1834, and after bank hours on that day, a letter written by the plaintiff, and directed to a certain Presley Spruance, jr., a director of the said bank, residing in the…
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The facts agreed on, were these:
On Monday the 24th of March, A. D. 1834, and after bank hours on that day, a letter written by the plaintiff, and directed to a certain Presley Spruance, jr., a director of the said bank, residing in the town of Smyrna, where the said bank transacts business and is kept, was delivered by Spruance to Samuel H. Hodson, the cashier of the said bank; and at the same time Spruance delivered to the said cashier a package containing notes of certain banks in Baltimore, the par value of said notes being on the face thereof, in the aggregate, the sum of $1,670. Of these…
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