Wilburn v. Greer
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from, the circuit court of Carroll county. This'was an' action of debt, by petition, brought by the appellant against the appellee, and determined in the circuit court of Carroll county, at the May term, 1845, before the Hon. S. G. Sneed, judge.
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Appeal from, the circuit court of Carroll county. This'was an' action of debt, by petition, brought by the appellant against the appellee, and determined in the circuit court of Carroll county, at the May term, 1845, before the Hon. S. G. Sneed, judge. The petition set out the following instrument as the foundation of the action: •“One day after date I promise to pay J. J. Wilburn;, .or order^ the sum of one hundred and thirty-four dollars and eighty-one cents, which shall be paid in Arkansas money, for value received, to draw ten per cent, interest until paid: this 12th Dec’r, 1844. G.…
1Opinion of the CourtOldham, J.
The question raised by the record in this case, we conceive to be determined by Graham vs. Adams, 5 Ark. Rep. 261, in which it was held that a bond payable “ in good current money of this State,” was payable in the current coin 'of the United States. The terms “currency of this Stale,” “current hank-paper of this Sl/zte,” and all other such terms, which clearly mean bank notes, are distinguishable from, and cannot be confounded with the term employed in the note sued upon in this case. This note is payable in Arkansas money, which cannot and does not mean Arkansas bank paper, for such bank…
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