Jenks v. Doylestown Bank
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
THIS was a writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks county. It was assumpsit brought by the Doylestown Bank of Bucks county against Phineas Jenks, on a promissory note, dated 2d of October 1837, drawn by Chapman Buckman to the order of Phineas Jenks, and by him endorsed, for the payment of $250 in 60 days after date, at the Doylestown Bank of Bucks county.
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THIS was a writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks county. It was assumpsit brought by the Doylestown Bank of Bucks county against Phineas Jenks, on a promissory note, dated 2d of October 1837, drawn by Chapman Buckman to the order of Phineas Jenks, and by him endorsed, for the payment of $250 in 60 days after date, at the Doylestown Bank of Bucks county. The plaintiff read in evidence the note, and then offered a protest thereof, dated 4th of December 18.37, made by M. H. Snyder, notary public, certified under his seal, (being a stamp instead of a seal); to which the defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Sergeant, J.
— The Act of 2d of January 1815, authorizes the protest of a notary to be read and received in evidence of facts therein certified, provided that any party may be admitted to con-i tradict by other evidence such attestation. In Stewart v. Allison (6 Serg. & Rawle 324) and Browne v. The Philadelphia Bank (6 Serg. & Rawle 484), the effect of this enactment came under the consideration of this Court, and the principle was there settled that the notary’s protest of a promissory note was prima facie evidence of the facts contained in it, and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Stewart v. AllisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1821
- Rahm v. Philadelphia BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1829
- Browne v. Philadelphia BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1821
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