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MECHANICS' BANK v. BANK OF COLUMBIA

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18 U.S. 326 (1820)

5 Wheat. 326

5 L.Ed. 100

MECHANICS' BANK OF ALEXANDRIA, v. THE BANK OF COLUMBIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 13, 1820.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Swann, and Mr. Lee, for the plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Jones and Mr. Key, contra.

Mr. Justice JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

The merits of this case lie within a very limited compass. The question is, whether a certain act, done by the Cashier of a Bank, was done in his official or individual capacity? Had the draft, signed by Paton, borne no marks of an official character on the face of it, the case would have presented more difficulty. But if marks...

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