Case Name: BANK OF THE UNITED STATES v. SWANN
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1822-11
Citations: 2 F. Cas. 737
Docket Number: 
Parties: BANK OF THE UNITED STATES v. SWANN.
Judges: (THRUSTON, Circuit Judge, absent)
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 2
Pages: 737–737

Head Matter:
Case No. 937.
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES v. SWANN.
[2 Cranch, C. C. 368.]
Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
Nov. Term, 1822.
Negotiable Instruments—Dishonob — Time of Notice to Ixdohseb.
Notice to the indorser, put into the post-office at Washington, for the defendant in Al-
exandria, on the day after the last day of grace, after the closing of the mail of that day, is too late.
[See Seventh Ward Bank v. Hanrick, Case No. 12,678; Fullerton v. Bank of U. S., 1 Pet. (26 U. S.) 604; Lenox v. Roberts, 2 Wheat. (15 U. S.) 373; Bank of Alexandria v. Swann, 9 Pet. (34 U. S.) 33.]
At law. Assumpsit against [Thomas Swann] the indorser of a promissory note due 11th-14th December, 1819.
The notice to the indorser, who lived in Alexandria, was put into the post-office at Washington, on the 15th of December, after the mail of that day for Alexandria had been closed.

Opinion:
THE COURT
(THRUSTON, Circuit Judge, absent)
said it was too late. Non-pros.