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UNITED STATES v. BRITTON

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108 U.S. 193 (1883)

2 S.Ct. 526

27 L.Ed. 701

UNITED STATES, v. BRITTON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Opinion, April 2, 1883.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Assistant Attorney-General Maury for the United States.

Mr. J.B. Henderson, Mr. Geo. H. Shields, and Mr. Chester H. Krum for defendants.

MR. JUSTICE WOODS delivered the opinion of the court.

It is not alleged in the first count that the J.H. Britton, maker of the note discounted, was the James H. Britton who was president and a director of the association and the defendant in the indictment, and consequently there is no averment that the maker of the note was insolvent. Passing by this defect, and assuming that the maker of the note being the defendant in this case, the gravamen of the charge is that...

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