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THE UNITED STATES v. THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

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46 U.S. 382 (1847)

5 How. 382

12 L.Ed. 199

THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

January 18, 1847.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The cause was argued by Mr. Clifford (the Attorney-General) and Mr. Nelson, for the United States, the plaintiffs in error, and by Mr. Sergeant, for the Bank.

Mr. Clifford assigned five causes of error, viz.: —

Mr. Justice CATRON delivered the opinion of the court.

The United States sued the Bank of the United States for a dividend on stocks held by the government in the bank, and the defendant pleaded and relied in defence on a set-off, being the damages claimed by the defendant of fifteen per cent. on a protested draft in the form of a bill of exchange, drawn by the government of the United States on the government of France, for...

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