(Download) "Bank of West Tennessee v. Citizens' Bank of Louisiana" by United States Supreme Court " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free

July 31, 2021

eBook details

Title: Bank of West Tennessee v. Citizens' Bank of Louisiana
Author : United States Supreme Court
Release Date : January 01, 1871
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 65 KB

Description

The plaintiff in error brought the suit against the defendant in error in the Fifth District Court of New Orleans, to recover the sum of $93,380, for moneys deposited by the plaintiff with the defendant, and moneys collected by the latter for the former. All the so-called moneys received by the defendant were the notes of the rebel government. The District Court, on the 27th of March, 1867, gave judgment for the plaintiff. The case was thereupon taken by appeal to the Supreme Court of the State. That court, on the 14th of December, 1869, reversed the judgment of the court below, and dismissed the case. In the opinion delivered it was said. 'Under the constitution of 1868 the courts of this State cannot entertain an action based upon transactions in Confederate treasury notes. We think the evidence discloses that this case is founded upon dealings in unlawful curreney, and the court has often refused to lend its aid to transactions reprobated by law.' The constitution of 1868 was not in existence when the case was decided by the District Court.