Merrill v. National Bank of Jacksonville
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. On the seventeenth day of July, a.d. 1891, the First National Bank of Palatka, Florida, a banking association incorporated under the laws of the United States, having its place of business at Palatka, Florida, failed and closed its doors. Subsequently T. B. Merrill was duly appointed receiver of the bank by the Comptroller of the Currency, and entered upon the discharge of his duties.
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APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. On the seventeenth day of July, a.d. 1891, the First National Bank of Palatka, Florida, a banking association incorporated under the laws of the United States, having its place of business at Palatka, Florida, failed and closed its doors. Subsequently T. B. Merrill was duly appointed receiver of the bank by the Comptroller of the Currency, and entered upon the discharge of his duties. At the time of the failure of the bank, it was indebted to the National Bank of Jacksonville in the sum of $6010.47, on sundry drafts, which…
1Opinion of the Court
173 U.S. 131 (1899)
MERRILL
v.
NATIONAL BANK OF JACKSONVILLE.
SAME
v.
SAME
Nos. 54, 55.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued October 20, 21, 1898.
Decided February 20, 1899.
APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT.
Mr. Edward Winslow Paige and Mr. Francis F. Oldham for appellant.
Mr. William Worthington for appellee. Mr. George H. Yeaman was on his brief. Mr. J.C. Cooper filed a brief for appellee.
MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, after making the above statement, delivered the opinion of the court.
The Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decree of the Circuit Court with specific…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited34 opinions
- United States v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1805
- Scott v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Merrill v. National Bank of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- United States v. State Bank of NCSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- Cook County National Bank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
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