Mitchell v. First Nat. Bank of Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
certiorari to the circuit court of appeals for the second circuit. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This is a suit upon a written guaranty held by the First National Bank of Chicago. It was signed in Connecticut by H. Drusilla Mitchell, she being .a married woman, and by others, and was delivered in Chicago to the bank under circumstances presently to be stated.
The Circuit Court held that the liability of Mrs. Mitchell should be determined by the laws-of Connecticut. The Circuit Court of Appeals adjudged that as the writing was delivered to the bank in Illinois, Mrs. Mitchell’s liability was determinable by the laws of that State.
The case, however, presents the further question whether the…
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