William Crawford and David Files, in Error v. The Branch Bank of Alabama at Mobile
Supreme Court of the United States
This was a writ of error sued out under the twenty-fifth section of the Judiciary Act, and directed to the Supreme Court of. Alabama.
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This was a writ of error sued out under the twenty-fifth section of the Judiciary Act, and directed to the Supreme Court of. Alabama. In.May, 1841, the following promissory note was executed: —. “ $ 3;817.50. “ Two hundred and fifteen days after date, we jointly and severally" promise to pay to B. Gayle, cashier, or order, three thousand eight' hundred and seventeen dollars, negotiable and payable at the Branch of the Bank of the State of Alabama, at Mobile, for value received, this 31st day of May, 1841. “ William Crawford, David Filés, R. G. Gordon.” On the 4th of December, 1841, the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McLEAN
A summary mode of proceeding, authorized by its charter, was instituted by the Branch Bank of Alabama, in the Circuit Court of the State,-against the'defendants, below, on a promissory note for three. thousand eight himdred and seventeen dollars fifty cents, dated 31st May, 1841, payable to B. Gayle, cashier, or order, two hundred and fifteen days after date.
A jury being called and swoin, found a verdict for the plain- • tiffs, on which judgment was entered. On the trial the defendant excepted to the opinion of the court, admitting as evidence the note, protest, &c. A writ of error being…
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