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Bank of Augusta v. Earle

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 18, 1839PublishedCited by 562 opinions

IN error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern’ district of Alabama. These.cases were brought from the Circuit Court of the southern district óf Alabama, by the plaintiffs in each case, by writs of error.

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IN error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern’ district of Alabama. These.cases were brought from the Circuit Court of the southern district óf Alabama, by the plaintiffs in each case, by writs of error. The cases of the Bank of Augusta vs. Joseph B. Earle, and of the Bank of the United States vs. William D. Primrose, were argued by-counsel.- The case of the New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad Company was submitted by Mr. Ogden, on the argument in the. other causes. In the; case of the Bank of Augusta vs. Joseph’ B. Earle, the-facts were the following:— The Bank of…

1Opinion of the Court · TaneyChief Justice Taney

delivered the' opinion of the Court.

These three cases involve the same principles, and have been *585brought before, us by writs of error directed to the Circuit Court and southern district of Alabama. Thé two first have' been fully argued by counsel; and the last submitted to the Court upon the arguments offered in the other two. There are some shades of difference in the facts as stated in the different records, but none that can affect the decision. We proceed therefore to express our opinion on the first case argued, which was the Bank of Augusta vs. Joseph B. Earle, The judgment in this case…

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