BRANDON v. LOFTUS ET AL.


45 U.S. 127 (1846)

4 How. 127

GERARD C. BRANDON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. RALPH W. LOFTUS AND FLOYD WHITEHEAD, DEFENDANTS.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Mason (Attorney-General), for the plaintiff in error, and Mr. Robert J. Brent, for defendants.


Mr. Justice CATRON delivered the opinion of the court.

The only question in this case is, whether a notarial act of protest was properly admitted in evidence to fix an indorser on a negotiable note payable in bank.

The statute of Mississippi (H. & H. Digest, 609, sec. 33) provides, that in all cases where it may be necessary to have the testimony of a notary public in any suit touching a protested note, bill of exchange, or other instrument, the official...

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