Commissioners for the Liquidation of the Atchafalaya Rail Road & Banking Co. v. Bean

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Martin, J.

The Commissioners of the Atchafalaya Bank are appellants from a judgment, which compels them to allow the amount of a check on the Bank, in compensation of its claim against defendants, on a due bill of equal amount with the check. The due bill bears date the_13th of January, 1842, and is for eight hundred *415and ninety-five dollars, in dimes, on demand. There is on the back of it, a credit of ninety-five dollars. The check bears date the 10th of March, 1842, and is for eight hundred dollars. It is in proof that the drawers had money deposited…