McQueen v. State Bank

The State Bank of Indiana brought an action of assumpsit, for money had and received, against McQueen and McKay. The suit was commenced by a writ of foreign attachment issued on the 27th of April, 1844. The defendants pleaded the general issue. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff.

The facts necessary to be noticed are as follow:

About the 20th of March, 1844, the defendants, resident at Detroit, in Michigan, offered, by their agent, to sell the said bank at Indianapolis certain bills of exchange. The bills were dated at Detroit, the 28th of February, 1844, and were drawn by the defendants on…