The Superior Court of New York City February 15, 1866 (Wilson v. Morgan)

By the Court.—Monell, J.

The Act of Congress, passed February 25,1862, provides that the notes by that act authorized to be issued shall be “ lawful money, and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, within the United States, except,” &c. (12 United States Statutes at Large, p. 711). The validity of the act is not open for discussion in this State (Metropolitan Bank v.