Ambler v. Eppinger, 137 U.S. 480 (1890)
U.S. Supreme Court
Ambler v. Eppinger, 137 U.S. 480 (1890)
Ambler v. Eppinger
No. 1383
Submitted December 1, 1890
Decided December 22, 1890
137 U.S. 480
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
Syllabus
The provision in the Act of March 3, 1887, 24 Stat. c. 373, § 1, pp. 552, 553, that no Circuit or district court shall
"have cognizance of any suit, except upon foreign bills of exchange, to recover the contents of any promissory note or other chose in action in favor of any assignee or of any subsequent holder, if such instrument be payable to bearer and be not made by any corporation, unless such suit might have been prosecuted in such court to recover the said contents if no assignment or transfer had been made,"