Legal Opinion

US Bank v. PLANTERS'BANK

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 22, 1824PublishedCited by 219 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

22 U.S. 904 (1824)

9 Wheat. 904

The BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

v.

The PLANTERS' BANK OF GEORGIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 11, 1824.

March 20, 1824.

2Opinion of the Court · MarshallChief Justice Marshall

In this case, the petition of the plaintiffs, which, according to the practice of the State of Georgia, is substituted for a declaration, is founded on promissory notes, payable to a person named in the note, "or bearer," and states, that the notes were "duly transferred, assigned and delivered" to the plaintiffs, "who thereby became the lawful bearer thereof, and entitled to payment of the sums therein specified; and that the defendants, in…

3Cited by219 opinions

  1. Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Republic of Argentina v. Weltover, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. First National City Bank v. Banco Para El Comercio Exterior De CubaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Lebron v. National Railroad Passenger CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. Alfred Dunhill of London, Inc. v. Republic of CubaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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