Wyman v. Wallace
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. Prior to December 21, 1895, the American National Bank and the Union National Bank, hereinafter called respectively the American Bank and the Union Bank, were each engaged in business in the city of Omaha, Nebraska.
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APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. Prior to December 21, 1895, the American National Bank and the Union National Bank, hereinafter called respectively the American Bank and the Union Bank, were each engaged in business in the city of Omaha, Nebraska. During that month the American Bank was in such financial condition that it became necessary for it to provide for the payment of a large amount of deposits on or about January 1,1896, for though possessed of abundant nominal assets it did not have sufficient cash to make such payment. It knew that a…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brewer,
after making the foregoing statement, 'delivered the opinion of the court.
A matter of jurisdiction is first presented. The note, which • is the foundation of plaintiff’s suit,- is-one made by the, American Bank to the Union Bank, both located in. Nebraska, and under the statute, for the purpose of jurisdiction, to be considered citizens of Nebraska. 25 Stat. 436; sec. 4.. The plaintiff is a citizen of New Hampshire. He could not main tain an action against the maker of the note, although a citizen of a State other than that of the maker and payee. 25-Stat. 434; sec. 1. But…
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