Wilson v. Jones

Jun 15, 1845
Reporters:
Before:
Goldthwaite
GOLDTHWAITE, J.

We think the charge to the jury upon the meaning to be attached ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‍to the words •’ Alabama Bank or Branch Bank notes,” was entirely correct. It is scarcely possible for Courts of justice to be ignorant of that which every ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‍one besides would be presumed to know. In the present case, no evidence could make the intention of the contract more clear than it is expressed. In ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‍common parlance, the Bank of the State of Alabama is frequently termed the State Bank — the Alabama Bank — the Bank of Alabama; and the promise ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‍to pay a sum of money in Alabama Bank or Branch notes, has no other meaning *538than that which the Court below gave it. The cases cited by the ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‍plaintiff’s counsel are quite decisive to shew the correctness of the charge. Judgment affirmed.