Legal Opinion
National Bank v. Carpenter
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided November 15, 1889PublishedCited by 4 opinions
On error to the Supreme Court. For opinion of Supreme Court, see 21 Vroom 6.
1Opinion of the Court
*166The opinion of the court was delivered by
The Chancel-lob.
This action was brought by David P. Carpenter against the National Bank of Rahway in virtue-of the provisions of section 5198 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, for the purpose of recovering double the-amount of certain usurious interest paid by him to the bank.
There were three transactions.
First. One Hancock made his note, dated May 21st, 1882,. for $4,590.75, payable in six months, to the order of Carpenter. Carpenter endorsed it and, upon May 29th, 1882, the bank discounted it, reserving $164.64 and passing $4,426.11 to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hintermister v. . First National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Lynch v. Merchants National Bank of West VirginiaWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
- First National Bank v. ChildsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1881
- Pritchard v. . MeekinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1887
3Cited by4 opinions
- First National Bank v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- Danforth v. National State Bank of ElizabethCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1891
- Caston v. R. M. Hollingshead Corp., New Jersey Department of Labor Workmen's Compensation Bureau1940
- Green v. ConerySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1880