Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-11
NINMAtOND. .JUNE IO. lss3.
INTNRWSrlNG UASE

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kiClAtOND..JUNE 10, l8g3.
INTERESTING CASE
The following decision IS a very iinpnrtant
one, from lir equ.nces which it in, Olives
| in all similar cases.-Nu heud given tn anv
Bank IS consil red ms hiading on its obligors,
unt ! ii has been accept, d By the corporation,
and ItsacceYtauc. made matter of record
The case of the BANK cfthe United States
against their former Cashier, ,t-iis r. Dan
bridge, and lIi, securities, came on for trial
last week. before the Federal Court for this
district The Chief Justice of the u. States.
presiding --und was finally closed yesterday.
| This was an action brought upon Il bond
in The penaliy OFFS $4,000 charged I" have been
given by Dandridge To the Bank, for the faith.
ful discharge of his duty as Cashier of their
Office of Discount aud Deposite a. the city
of Richmond. The bond has subscribed Ia
it the names of julius B. cambridge, Carter
b. Page, Wilson Allen, James Brown iun
Thomas Taylor Harry Heth and Andrew
Stevenson land there are tcdter or tcdr seals
To each name. except Mr.. Aliens. to which
a scroll IS al Z ~. There were many special
pleas and deu,urrrrs.--Alr. Stevenson pleaded
l5eparuIeiy, and among other pleas. that of non
est Juct'tm and set forth the circumstances
under which the bond was signed ty him.
He alleged, that although his name appeared
last on the face of the hOud, IL was in fact first
subscribed ny him That il was not sealed,
or witnessed as 10 him, or delivered hv him as
ms deed, but was returned, after being signed
to the principal obligor, To get other pcrsoas
to JON as his securities, and then to he returned.
r and II approved, to he completed: That this
was never done, and that the seal which now
appeared To ms name, was not put by him
seli.-Jhcre was also n special plea setting
tlD,,c Il
the act and deed of any sf the obligors, before
the several malfeasances and nonfeasancrs
assigned, rs the breach of the condition, in
the declaration; and that the said bond and
the securities named in it were never received
and approved by the Board of Directors, ac-
cordIng TO the act of Congress and the rules,
bylaws and regulations of the Bank
upon these pleas, rs well as Others, issues
were Joined. After the Jury were sworn, the
piaintiii's counsel offered the hond, and proved
The handwriting of a ndrew Stevenson, There
heing M Subscribing witness as TO him. hut as
To all the other obIig"rsl-an relied on this.
as presnmptive evidence of sealing and
deltre'J by him, and fits being his deed.
The counsel for Mr.. Stevenson thereupon
moved the court, {" exclude the bond from
gong to the jury, upon these grounds: Ist
Ihat possession of Il bond, and proof of hand
= wiring alone were not sufficient in any case
to presume sealing. and delivery, which were
th,s he ,i,, la,,, -; w." anu ~"S; na. u
tins rosn no 49,. ~" t''"tttu'"S ye' !"
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/. Upon the 1st noin, H." 49,, "i'''''o"
ing IN tho as,,hI;,,,'.J '''"' Occur"
session or :, hnnd '', =, :. .t ,"'n't' POS
inc the ohI;ror GsI,orn ' ,h -. 'nu ""'l'"r,t
scrir,;,r yyitnaos wv: was u" SUD
left to the ;,,,y 70 .N'o',''',l nl.Si' :"
livery bv The obI;gnr ~, , I,a, TX. " a ~
apply to cnrnora,;nns nj. ''"t t,l'a a'o no
and d;s,h;l;,;as .,,,aI' q" ''lc P"'''"S
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10 he cnnceded tI,,t ,Ia, '',,s 49, ~ 1t was
rate conaci,;,., ,hn 80 ~ M, ro'i''',
which ,,,o tIo,,, n,.;., - NV "c'
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