Fortier v. New Orleans National Bank
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. These were cross-appeals from a decree in equity in a cause brought. by “ Albert Baldwin, in his capacity of president of the New Orleans National Bank, a corporation organized under the National Banking Law, against Oelestine Louise Fortier,” who wás a married woman, the wife of Polycarpe Fortier.
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APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. These were cross-appeals from a decree in equity in a cause brought. by “ Albert Baldwin, in his capacity of president of the New Orleans National Bank, a corporation organized under the National Banking Law, against Oelestine Louise Fortier,” who wás a married woman, the wife of Polycarpe Fortier. The purpose of the suit was to enforce the collection of a note “ drawn,” as the bill averred, by the said Oelestine Louise Fortier to her own order, and by her indorsed with the authorization of her said…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice "Woods
delivered the opinion of the court. He stated the facts in the foregoing language, and continued:
It is first assigned for error by Mrs. Fortier, the original defendant, that as the bill Avas filed in the name of “ Albert Baldwin, in his capacity of president of the NeAV Orleans National Bank,” against the defendant, who is alleged to be a citizen of Louisiana, it does not appear that the 'parties Avere citizens of different States, and, as no other ground of jurisdiction is averred, the Circuit Court do,es not appear to have had jurisdiction of the case.
If BaldAvin Avas, in…
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