Bank of Columbia Ex Rel. Bank of United States v. Lawrence
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the county of Washington. The plaintiffs in error instituted a suit on a promissory note against the defendant in error, who was the endorser thereon, and which was discounted at the Bank of Columbia, and protested" for non-payment. The note was dated at Georgetown, where the banking house of the plaintiff at that time was located, and was payable at the Bank of Columbia.
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ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the county of Washington. The plaintiffs in error instituted a suit on a promissory note against the defendant in error, who was the endorser thereon, and which was discounted at the Bank of Columbia, and protested" for non-payment. The note was dated at Georgetown, where the banking house of the plaintiff at that time was located, and was payable at the Bank of Columbia. The evidence on the part of the plaintiffs established all the facts relative to the.note, which were proper to be proved, except the notice of non-payment to the…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr.. Justice Thompson
delivered the opinion of the Court,—
- This case conics before the Court upoti a writ of-error-to the Circuit Court of the District’of. Columbia,. o.Thfe defendant was sued as endorser of a promissory note for $50.00, made by Joseph Mulligan, bearing date the 15th of July 1819, and payable sixty days' after date, at the Bank of Columbia. The making and endorsing the note, and the demandof payment, were-duly proved.; and the only question upon- the trial was touching the manner'in which notice of non-payment Was given to the endorser; ho objection'being made to the…
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