Bank of Louisville v. First National Bank of Knoxville

This is an action on the case brought in the Circuit Court of Knox county by the Bank of Louisville against the First National Bank of Knoxville a,ud Charles H. Brown, to recover damages for the failure of said national bank and Brown, a notary public, to protest a bill of exchange sent by plaintiff to defendant, said national bank, whereby a loss resulted to plaintiff. The verdict and judgment were-in favor of Brown and against the national bank, and both banks have appealed in error to this court.

The record shows that in August, 1870, the Leather Manufacturers’ Bank of New York sent to the…