United States v. Barker
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR to the Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This was an action of assumpsit brought in the Court below by the United Slates, against the personal representative of A.' Barker, deceased, the endorser of several bills of exchange, drawn in the) ear 1814,. by J. Barker, in New-York, on different houses of trade in England. Among the hills, two were protested for non-acceptance, aud two for non-acceptance and non-payment.
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ERROR to the Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This was an action of assumpsit brought in the Court below by the United Slates, against the personal representative of A.' Barker, deceased, the endorser of several bills of exchange, drawn in the) ear 1814,. by J. Barker, in New-York, on different houses of trade in England. Among the hills, two were protested for non-acceptance, aud two for non-acceptance and non-payment. It appeared in evidence at the trial, that the agent of the United States Treasury, in New-York, where the bills were drawn, and where the drawer and…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief J ustice Marshal!,
delivered the opinion of the Court:
Thai whatever doubts might be entertained as to the charge of the Court below relating to the transactions in England, (which it has not been thought necessary to state,) in respect to the protest and transmission of the bills, we think there is none as to what took place after their arrival at the treasury of the United States. The (piestiou was, whether notice of the dishonour of the bills was transmitted to the party within the time prescribed by the general law in resp'ect to bills of exchange. The Court were of opinion, that…
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