U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia, 1823

Burch v. Spaulding

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Decided October 15, 1823 · Contra, Morsell, Thruston

2 D.C. 422; 4 F. Cas. 691; 2 Cranch 422

Opinion of the Court

But

the Court (Morsell, J., absent,)

overruled the objection.

The plaintiff offered in evidence, sundry cheeks drawn by Dougherty, as clerk of the House, in favor of Spaulding, or bearer, which were paid by the bank, and charged to Dougherty in his account with the bank.

But the Court

(Thruston, J., contra,)

decided that the checks were not evidence to the jury of payments of money to Spauld-ing.

Motion for new trial overruled at December term, 1824.

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