Legal Opinion

Bank of United States v. Smith

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided February 13, 1826PublishedCited by 99 opinions

ERROR to the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson

This case comes before the Court on a writ of error to the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia, and the questions presented for consideration grow out of a demurrer to the evidence, and out of exceptions taken to the'cleclarátion.

The action is by the plaintiffs, as éndorsees, against'the defendant, as endorser of a promissory note drawn by William Young.» The note is made payable at the office of discount and deposit of the Bank of the United States, iu the city of Washington. And the questions which have been raised and argued, relate, in the first place, to the sufficiency of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. President of the Berkshire Bank v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1810

3Cited by99 opinions

  1. Dred Scott v. SandfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1857
  2. Slocum v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  3. Kelly v. Strouse & Bros.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  4. Pleasants v. FantSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  5. Wallace v. McConnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1839

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