Farmers' Bank v. Reynolds
Court of Appeals of Virginia
This was an appeal from the Chancery Court of Richmond. John Reynolds of Ohio, sent, by mail, to his partner, Isaac Reynolds, in Baltimore, the halves of three notes of the Farmers’ Bank of Virginia, amounting to $ 210. John Reynolds afterwards sent, by mail, the corresponding halves of the bank notes.
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This was an appeal from the Chancery Court of Richmond. John Reynolds of Ohio, sent, by mail, to his partner, Isaac Reynolds, in Baltimore, the halves of three notes of the Farmers’ Bank of Virginia, amounting to $ 210. John Reynolds afterwards sent, by mail, the corresponding halves of the bank notes. The first letter, enclosing the halves of the bank notes, was duly received by Isaac Reynolds ; but the second letter,, containing the corresponding halves, never came to hand, and have never been heard of since. The lost halves were advertised in newspapers of Washington, Cincinnati, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Cabeei.
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The evidence in this cause sufficiently establishes, that the appellees are the bona fide owners of the bank notes in the bill mentioned: that the said notes were cut into two parts for the purpose of being transmitted by the mail; and that one half of each of the said notes was lost, in consequence thereof. The Chancellor, therefore, was clearly right, according to the case of The Bank of Virginia v. Ward, 6 Munf. 166, in giving to the appellees the amount of the said notes, on their entering into bond with adequate security, for the indemnity…
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