... nor shall any district, or circuit court, have cognizance of any suit to recover the contents of any promissory note, or other chose in action, in favor of an assignee, unless a suit might have been prosecuted in such court to recover the said contents... The American Law Register - Page 2311863Full view - About this book
| William Graydon - 1803 - 730 pages
...circuit court have cognizance of any suit to recover the contents of any promissory note or other chose in action in favor of an assignee, unless a suit might...to recover the said contents if no assignment had Ix-i/n made, except in cases of foreign bills of exchange. And the circuit courts shall also have appellate... | |
| Alexander James Dallas - 1807 - 532 pages
...of any " suit to recover the contents of any promissory note, or other " chose in action, in favour of an assignee, unless a suit might " have been prosecuted in such Court to recover the said con" tents, if no assignment had been made, except in cases of u foreign bills of exchange." Sect.... | |
| Thomas H. Palmer - 1814 - 422 pages
...cognizance of any suit to recover the contents of any promissory note or other chose in action in favour of an assignee, unless a suit might have been prosecuted in such court to recover the contents if no assignment had been made, except in cases of foreign bills of exchange. The circuit... | |
| Edward Ingersoll - 1821 - 882 pages
...circuit court, have cognizance of any suit to recover the contents of any promissory note, or other chose in action, in favor of an assignee, unless a suit...made, except in cases of foreign bills of exchange. And the circuit courts shall also have appellate jurisdiction from the district courts, under the regulations... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1821 - 726 pages
...cognizance of any suit to recover the contents of any promissory note, or other chose in action, in favour of an assignee, unless a suit might have been prosecuted...contents, if no assignment had been made, except in case of foreign bills of exchange." These words necessarily import a recovery by an assignee, claiming... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1824 - 952 pages
...cognizance of any suit, to recover the contents of any promissory note, or other chose in action, in favour of an assignee, unless a suit might have been prosecuted...made, except in cases of foreign bills of exchange." This is a limitation on the jurisdiction conferred by the JudicaryAct. It was apprehended that bonds... | |
| 1830 - 438 pages
...shall ' have cognizance of any suit to recover the contents of any promissory note, or other chose in action, in favor of an assignee; unless a suit...made ; except in cases of foreign bills of exchange.' Held, that a bill of exchange drawn in one state, and payable in another, was a foreign bill, and therefore... | |
| United States. Supreme Court, Richard Peters - 1829 - 758 pages
...Lear.] any suit to recover the contents of any promissory note, or other chose in action in favour of an assignee, unless a suit might have been prosecuted in such court to recover the said contents, if noassignment had been made, except in cases of foreign bills of exchange." The only question is, whether... | |
| 1830 - 442 pages
...Court shall 'have cognizance of any suit to recover the contents of any promissory note or other chose in action, in favor of an assignee ; unless a suit...except in cases of foreign bills of exchange.' The action was brought in the Circuit Court for Maryland district by a citizen of New York, as the endorsee... | |
| Elijah Paine - 1830 - 684 pages
...cognizance of any suit to recover the contents of any promissory note, or other chose in action, in favour of an assignee, unless a suit might have been prosecuted...made, except in cases of foreign bills of exchange. And the circuit courts shall also have appellate jurisdiction from the district courts, under the regulations... | |
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