United States v. Bank of the Metropolis
Supreme Court of the United States
IN error to the Circuit Court of the United States^ for the county of Washington, in the District of Columbia. ■ The United States on the 25th of June, 1838, instituted an action of assumpsit against the President and Directors of the Bank of the'Metropolis, for the recovery of twenty-seven thousand eight hundred and eighty-one . dollars and fifty cents, for sundry matters' properly chargeable in an account, as by an account annexe'd to the declaration appeared.
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IN error to the Circuit Court of the United States^ for the county of Washington, in the District of Columbia. ■ The United States on the 25th of June, 1838, instituted an action of assumpsit against the President and Directors of the Bank of the'Metropolis, for the recovery of twenty-seven thousand eight hundred and eighty-one . dollars and fifty cents, for sundry matters' properly chargeable in an account, as by an account annexe'd to the declaration appeared. The declaration contained the usual counts in an action of assumpsit. The account referred to contained numerous items'of deposits…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wayne
delivered ,the opinion of the Court.
This is an action of assumpsit brought by the United States to recovet •-the sum of twenty-seven thousand eight hundred and eighty-one dollars and fifty-seven ..cents. The defendants pleaded the general issue. On the trial of the cause, the defendants claimed credits, amounting to twenty-three thousand dollars, •exclusive of interests and costs. The items had been presented to the proper accounting officer and were not allowed. They were acceptances of the Post Office Department, of the drafts of mail contractors, and an item of six hundred and eleven…
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