PHŒNIX BANK v. RISLEY


111 U.S. 125 (1884)

PHŒNIX BANK v. RISLEY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 24th, 1884.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William M. Evarts for plaintiff in error.

Mr. John E. Risley and Mr. F.A. Wilcox for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a writ of error to the Court of Appeals of New York.

The defendant in error recovered against the plaintiff in error the sum of $10,000 and interest by the verdict of a jury, which found, as matter of fact, that the Bank of Georgetown, South Carolina, having a balance with the Phœnix Bank of New York on the 20th day of May, 1861, assigned to Risley, the plaintiff in the State court, $10,000...

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