President of the Bank of North America v. Barriere
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This cause was tried at the last January term, when a verdict was agreed to be taken for the plaintiffs for 1560I. the principal and interest appearing due on the face of a promissory note, subject to the opinion of the court on the following case.
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This cause was tried at the last January term, when a verdict was agreed to be taken for the plaintiffs for 1560I. the principal and interest appearing due on the face of a promissory note, subject to the opinion of the court on the following case. On the 25th November 1784, John M’Cree, as servant of Haym Soloman, and duly impowered for that purpose, drew a promissory note for 2600 dollars, payable in 45 days, to Don Francisco Rendon or order, which Rendon indorsed in blank, and received the amount from the plaintiffs, deducting the discount. The note, which became due on the 9th January…
1Opinion of the CourtM’Kean, C. J.
I have taken time to deliberate on this matter, my brethren being stockholders of the North American Bank, and declining on that account to give any opinion.
This declaration is good in substance. The opinion of Buller, cited from 3 Term Rep. 83, goes the whole length of this case. Adjudications in England since the revolution, are not eqnally binding on us as those previous to our declaration of independencei But where they are founded on sound principles of law, general convenience applicable to our local situation, and good sense, they will have weight. Every indorsement of a bill of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Leidy v. TammanySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1840
- Patterson v. Todd & LemonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1852
- Tyler v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1858
- Jordan v. HurstSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1849
- Raymond v. Middleton & Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1858
3Cited by6 opinions
- Leidy v. TammanySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1840
- M'Kinney v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1822
- De Hass v. DibertCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1895
- Patterson v. Todd & LemonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1852
- Jordan v. HurstSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1849
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