Case Name: Lindenberger v. Wilson
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1806-07
Citations: 1 Cranch 340
Docket Number: 
Parties: Lindenberger v. Wilson.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 1
Pages: 340–341

Head Matter:
Lindenberger v. Wilson.
It is necessary that the holder of a foreign bill, protested for non-acceptance, should give notice of the protest as soon as possible under all the circumstances, according to the usual course of communication.
Assumpsit by the indorsee against the indorser of a foreign bill of exchange, drawn by Foreman on Butcher & Westphalia, at Hamburg, in favor of the defendant, and by him indorsed to the plaintiff.

Opinion:
The action was upon the non-acceptance only, and the Court instructed the jury, that the plaintiff was bound to give notice to the defendant of the non-acceptance of the bill, as soon as possible under all the circumstances, according to the usual course of communication, whether by land or water; and that it was the duty of the plaintiffs, who reside at Baltimore, to give notice to defendant as soon as possible, according to the course of the mail between Baltimore and Alexandria. See Chitty on Bills, 93, 98, 139, 140; Kyd, 76.