Gaither v. Farmers & Mechanics Bank of Georgetown Ex Rel. Corcorran
Supreme Court of the United States
•THIS suit was instituted by the defendants in error, against George R. Gaither, as-the drawer'of a promissory note, dated Georgetown, 24th July 1823,- for 1513 dollars 96 cents; payable - six months after date,- to the order of W. W. Cor-corran & Co. Endorsers, W. W. Corcorran & Co;, and Thomas Corcqrran. ' Before the .swearing of the jury, in.-.the ease, it was stated,' by the counsel of both plaintiff and defendant, to one of the Judges of the Court; who, being a…
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•THIS suit was instituted by the defendants in error, against George R. Gaither, as-the drawer'of a promissory note, dated Georgetown, 24th July 1823,- for 1513 dollars 96 cents; payable - six months after date,- to the order of W. W. Cor-corran & Co. Endorsers, W. W. Corcorran & Co;, and Thomas Corcqrran. ' Before the .swearing of the jury, in.-.the ease, it was stated,' by the counsel of both plaintiff and defendant, to one of the Judges of the Court; who, being a stockholder in the bank, objected to sitting in the case ;■ and the same was also staged tt> the Court, before the jury was…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Johnson
delivered the opinion of .the Court. — .
The plaintiff here was defendant in the Court below, to an action instituted by the Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Georgetown, on a note made by .him to -W. W. Corcorran &■ Co. and by them endorsed in blank to the Bank.
The record makes out a case for this Court, of which the following is a summary: That W. W. Corcorran & Co. discounted their own notes with this Bank, at thirty days • the Bank, expressly stipulating, that in lieu of money they should receive what they call a' post note of their own, payable at a future day, without interest. -The evidence…
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