Brown v. Tarkington
Supreme Court of the United States
This was a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Distinct of Indiana. The case was this: The suit was brought by Brown, the plaintiff in error, to recover against Tarkington and others, defendants, the amount of four promissory notes, and another small sum, in the aggregate exceeding twelve thousand dollars.
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This was a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Distinct of Indiana. The case was this: The suit was brought by Brown, the plaintiff in error, to recover against Tarkington and others, defendants, the amount of four promissory notes, and another small sum, in the aggregate exceeding twelve thousand dollars. The defendants were stockholders in the Bank of Tekama, in the Territory of Nebraska, organized under a charter granted by the legislature, February 13, 1857. The notes were signed by its president, S. L. Campbell. By an act of Congress passed July 1, 1836, it…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
"We perceive no valid objection to the charge given by the learned judge below. It referred to the facts with great particularity and accuracy. The principle of law which it laid down is familiar, and the evidence in the ease called for its application. The illegality of the charter of the bank, and of the organization under it, as well as the business of banking conducted through its means, were matters not in controversy upon the evidence. The only material question open was, whether or not the plaintiff was pariiceps criminis ? If he was, he was disabled, under the maxim, to recover. The…
2Cited by1 opinion
- Brown v. TarkingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1866