Wiseman v. Chiappella
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana. It was an action brought by Wiseman against Chiappella, who was a notary public in New Orleans, upon the ground that he had been negligent in protesting a bill of exchange, and in consequence of such negligence Wiseman had lost the money. The question'therefore.was, whether or not he had been guilty of negligence.
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This case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana. It was an action brought by Wiseman against Chiappella, who was a notary public in New Orleans, upon the ground that he had been negligent in protesting a bill of exchange, and in consequence of such negligence Wiseman had lost the money. The question'therefore.was, whether or not he had been guilty of negligence. The question of prescription was also decided by the Circuit Court, and argued here, but it will not be further noticed. The facts of the case are stated in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wayne
The plaintiff in this action alleges that he is the holder and owhier of a certain bill of exchange for two thousand and forty-five dollars forty-five cents, dated at Vicksburg, in the State of Mississippi, May 13th, 1855, and payable on the 23d November, 1855, which‘had been drawn by John A. Durden.and A. Durden on William Langton & Co., of New Orleans, and accepted by them, payable to the order of Langton, Sears, & Co., and by that firm endorsed in blank. He further declares that the bill, when it.became due, was intrusted to the defendant, Achille Chiappella, a commissioned notary' public…
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