BANK OF ALEXANDRIA v. SWANN


34 U.S. 33 (____)

9 Pet. 33

THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF ALEXANDRIA, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. THOMAS SWANN.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Jones, for the plaintiff in error.

Mr. Coxe and Mr. Swann, for the defendant.


Mr Justice THOMPSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

This suit was brought in the circuit court of the district of Columbia, for the county of Alexandria, upon a promissory note made by Humphrey Peake, and indorsed by the defendant in error. Upon the trial the jury found a special verdict, upon which the court gave judgment for the defendant, and the case comes here upon a writ of error.

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