State Bank v. Brooks

Brooks brought an action of assumpsit against The State Bank of Indiana. The object of the suit was to recover the amount of several bank-notes, alleged to have been made by the bank, and payable to the bearer at the branch bank at Indianapolis-.

The declaration, after particularly describing each of the notes, avers—That the plaintiff was the lawful bearer and owner of the notes; that payment in gold or silver had been demanded at the branch bank and been refused; that by means thereof the defendant became liable to pay the notes to the plaintiff, with interest at the rate of 12 per cent, per…