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BLAKE v. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK; BLAKE v. PARK BANK; KENNY v. PHILADELPHIA &c. RAILROAD

154 U.S. 616·Supreme Court of the United States·1875

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BLAKE v. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK. BLAKE v. PARK BANK. KENNY v. PHILADELPHIA &c. RAILROAD. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. • ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. Nos. 554, 555 and 318. Argued February 19, 1875. Decided March 22, 1875. Blake v. National Bank's, 23 Wall. 307, followed. [MAJORITY — Mr. Justice Hunt] Mr. Justice Hunt delivered the opinion of the court. These cases involve the same principles as the case of the National City Bank, (Blake v. National Banks, 23 Wall. 307,) and the judgment in each case is Reversed. Mr. Attorney General for plaintiffs in error. Mr. Charles C. Beaman, Jr., and Mr. Francis C. Barlow for the Banks, and Mr. James E. Gowen for the Railroad Co.