Lyman v. President of the Bank of the United States
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Vermont. It was a suit brought by the Bank of the United States, under the following circumstances: During the existence of the charter granted by Congress to the Bank of the United States, it had established a branch of that institution at Burlington, in' the State of Vermont.
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This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Vermont. It was a suit brought by the Bank of the United States, under the following circumstances: During the existence of the charter granted by Congress to the Bank of the United States, it had established a branch of that institution at Burlington, in' the State of Vermont. The Bank, when chartered by Pennsylvania, became the owner of the property and effects of the former corporation, and of course of the property and effects of the branch at Burlington. Being about to close and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
This is a writ of error' to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Vermont.
The suit was brought in the court below by the bank against the defendants to recover a balance claimed to be due, of the purchase-money agreed to be given for the property and assets of their branch at Burlington. The amount of the purchase-money was a fraction under one hundred and forty-two thousand dollars, ($142,000,) payable in instalments; and for securing payment of which four notes of thirty-five thousand five hundred dollars ($35,500) each, were executed and delivered at the time. These…
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