Court : US Supreme Court
Decided on : Jan-01-1839
Bank of Augusta v. Earle - 38 U.S. 519 (1839) U.S. Supreme Court Bank of Augusta v. Earle, 38 U.S. 13 Pet. 519 519 (1839) Bank of Augusta v. Earle 38 U.S. (13 Pet.) 519 ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA Syllabus An action was instituted in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Alabama by the Bank of Augusta, Georgia, against the defendant, a citizen of Alabama, on bills of exchange drawn at Mobile, Alabama, on New York, which had been protested for nonpayment and returned to Mobile. The bill was made and endorsed for the purpose of being discounted by the agent of the bank, who had funds in his hands belonging to the plaintiffs for the purpose of purchasing bills of exchange, which funds were derived from bills and notes discounted by the bank in Georgia. The bills were discounted by the agent of the bank in Mobile for the benefit of the bank, with their funds, to remit the said funds to the bank. The defe...
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