Darrington v. Branch of the Bank of Alabama
Supreme Court of the United States
These cases were brought up from the Supreme Court of Alabama, by a writ of error issued under the 25 th section of the Judiciary Act. . The facts and pleadings are stated in the opinion of the court. contended that the transactions as described by the pleas, fell within the prohibitory clause of the Constitution' of the United States, “ that no State shall issue a bill of credit,” and cited 4 Peters, 410 ; 11 Peters, 313; 7 Alab.
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These cases were brought up from the Supreme Court of Alabama, by a writ of error issued under the 25 th section of the Judiciary Act. . The facts and pleadings are stated in the opinion of the court. contended that the transactions as described by the pleas, fell within the prohibitory clause of the Constitution' of the United States, “ that no State shall issue a bill of credit,” and cited 4 Peters, 410 ; 11 Peters, 313; 7 Alab. Rep. 18. In the case of Briscoe v. The Bank of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 11 Peters, 257, this court decided that the notes issued by such a bank as the. one…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McLEAN
This is a writ of error to the Supreme Coürt of Alabama,, under the 25th section of the act of 1789.
An action was brought in the Circuit Court of Mobile county against the plaintiffs in error, by jhe commissioners and trustees of the banks of Alabama, under an act of the State, by serving a notice on them in behalf of the Branch of the Bank of the State of Alabama, at Mobile, as the makers of a promissory .note expressly made payable and negotiable at the said branch bank, dated 2d of December, 1843, and in which they promised, twelve months after date, to pay the said branch Bank by the name…
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