Reports of Cases Argued & Determined in the Superior Courts of Law in the
State of South Carolina
>From "Bays Report"  Vol.1, Published 1809, Abstracted by Gelee Corley Hendrix

Pages 177 - 178
Last named listing was Georgetown, Apr. Term

1791 May Term
Scarborough and Cook against Harris;
Indorsees against the indorser of a bill of exchange.  On 5 Aug., 1783, John
Banks drew the bill in question, on a Mr. Cunningham in Glasgow, which was
indorsed by Harris to give it credit, and negotiated by Banks to Scarborough
and Cook.  On the 18 Nov., following, it was presented to Cunningham, and
noted for non-acceptance for want of effects;  of which the plaintiffs gave
due notice to the drawer, Banks, but kept it back from Harris, the indorser,
at the particular desire of Banks, whose credit at that time was tottering.
On 26 Jan, 1784, Banks, in order to satisfy plaintiffs, gave a new bill for
the amount of the former bill, with interest and damages, on his brother in
Virginia, which was returned under protest.  In the meantime, the first bill
From Glasgow, came out protested for non-payment.  Banks soon after became
insolvent and went off to North Carolina, where he died.  On 20 Apr., 1784,
the plaintiffs gave notice to the defendant and demanded payment from him,
which was refused.

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