Schimmelpennich v. Bayard
Supreme Court of the United States
THIS action was instituted in tlte Circuit Court of the United States, for the Southern district of New-York, upon nine several bills of exchange, drawn at Baltimore, at sixty days . sight, by John-C. Delprat, on the plaintiffs, carrying on busi- ' ness under the firm of N. & J. 8c R. Van Staphorst, merchants . in Amsterdam, and endorsed by the defendants.
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THIS action was instituted in tlte Circuit Court of the United States, for the Southern district of New-York, upon nine several bills of exchange, drawn at Baltimore, at sixty days . sight, by John-C. Delprat, on the plaintiffs, carrying on busi- ' ness under the firm of N. & J. 8c R. Van Staphorst, merchants . in Amsterdam, and endorsed by the defendants. The cause was tried in April, 1825, and a verdict taken for the plaintiffs, for 832,275 95, being for the whole amount of their claim; subject to the opinion of the Court, upon a casé agreed. The Judges of the Court below, having divided in…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief Justice Marshal!,
delivered the opinion of the Court.-—
This action was brought qn- nine bills of exchange, drawn by-John C. Delprat, on the plaintiffs, and endorsed by the defendants, a list of which follows:
Baltimore; May 23,1822, J05OO favour of J. P. Kraft.
" 27 200 favour of defendants.
300 “
500 - “
June 12’ 1,000 £i
“■ 18 300 “
July. 31 1,000 «' fr. 10,000 “
“ “ “ « 5,000- «
These bills were regularly protested for non-acceptance and non-payment; but were accepted and paid, supra protest, by the drawees, for the honour of the defendants theendorsers. The jury •found a verdict for the…
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