Levy v. President of the Bank of the United States
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
THIS cause was tried at Ni~i Prius after llfarch terni 1802, before Shippen C. 1. and Smith j. when the following facts appeared in evidence.
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THIS cause was tried at Ni~i Prius after llfarch terni 1802, before Shippen C. 1. and Smith j. when the following facts appeared in evidence. Joseph Joseph Thomas passed away to the plaintiff a check upon the Batik of the United States for book, and dated the 31st July I 798 and purporting to be drawn by Gharles Wharton in favour of Joseph Thomas or bearers On the 3d of August 1798 between eleven and one the check was presented at Bank by Mr. Levy's clerk; and vas entered by the receiving teller to Mr. Levy's credit in his bank book as cash. It was also entered on the scratcher of the Bank…
1Opinion of the Court
Shippen C. J.
delivered the following charge to the jury This case depends partly upon law, and partly upon the facts which have been given in evidence to you; upon the former it is incumbent upon us to give you our sentiments. Several points of great importance have been made in the course of the argu*36ment, upon some of which the court have an opinion, and indeed no great doubts upon any of them. They will communicate enough to assist you in forming your verdict, and if any dissatisfaction is felt by the counsel, they can put the matter in train for revision. It is our opinion that when the…
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