Adam v. Manufacturers & Traders National Bank

In May, 1908, a man named Gaughan was employed by the Lepper & Tisdall Go., in the city of Buffalo, as a bookkeeper. His employer knew him by the name of Scanlon. During this month he opened a banking account with the plaintiff, who, incidental to his main business, that of running a large department store, runs a banking concern. Gaughan did this banking business with the plaintiff under the name “ Michael J. Cawley,” and the plaintiff knew him by no other name until his arrest for the forgery spoken of later. Gaughan made a number of deposits in this account, aggregating close to $1,500 in…