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U.S. BANK v. BANK OF GEORGIA

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23 U.S. 333 (1825)

10 Wheat. 333

6 L.Ed. 334

The PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS, and COMPANY OF THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES, v. The PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS, and COMPANY OF THE BANK OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 19, 1825.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The cause was argued by Mr. Sergeant, for the plaintiffs,a and by Mr. Berrien, for the defendants.b

Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a case of great importance in a practical view, and has been very fully argued upon its merits. The Bank of Georgia having originally issued the bank notes in question, they were, in the course of circulation, fraudulently altered, and having found their way into the Bank of the United States, the latter presented them to the former, who received them as genuine...

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