Brown v. Wiley
Supreme Court of the United States
This casé was brought up, by writ of error, from the District Court of the United States for the district of Texas. ' Wiley & Co. were citizens of New York, and Brown a citizen of Texas.
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This casé was brought up, by writ of error, from the District Court of the United States for the district of Texas. ' Wiley & Co. were citizens of New York, and Brown a citizen of Texas. The cause of action was the following bill of exchange: $2,859.26. Shreveport, March 23, 1854. On or before the 1st of May next, 1855, please pay to order L. M. Wiley & Co. twenty-three hundred and fifty-nine and twenty-six one hundredths dollars, for value received, and charge same to my account, without further advice. Taylor Brown. Messrs. Campbell g Strong, merchants, New Orleans. By W. L. McMurray. This…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Grier
Wiley & Co., plaintiffs below, declared on a bill of exchange drawn by Taylor Brown on Messrs. Campbell & Strong, of New Orleans, to order of plaintiff) dated. 23d of March, 1854, and payable on the 1st of May, 1855. It was presented for acceptance on the 10th of June, 1854, and was protested for non-acceptance; of which the drawer had due notice.
It is admitted the bill was-given for full value; but the defendant set up by way of special plea, and offered to prove to the jury, a parol agreement between him and the plaintiffs, that this bill should not'be presented for acceptance till after a…
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