Legal Opinion

City National Bank v. Cooper & Griffin

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided March 25, 1912No. 8147PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Before Wilson, J., Greenvil-l-e, April term, 1910. Action by City National Bank against Cooper & Griffin. Defendant® appeal. cite: New trial should'have been granted for disregard by jury of instructions: 8 Ohio 4657 L. R. A. 363, 559; 112 U. S. 27G; 13 R. R. A. 241: 7 N. Y. 459; 11 N. Y. 203; 8 Am. R. 97; 30 N. W. 199; 12 Pac. 597; 36 Am. R. 505; 34 Am. Dec. 289; 36 Am. R. 264; 3 Ency. 810, 802, 804; 74 Am.

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Before Wilson, J., Greenvil-l-e, April term, 1910. Action by City National Bank against Cooper & Griffin. Defendant® appeal. cite: New trial should'have been granted for disregard by jury of instructions: 8 Ohio 4657 L. R. A. 363, 559; 112 U. S. 27G; 13 R. R. A. 241: 7 N. Y. 459; 11 N. Y. 203; 8 Am. R. 97; 30 N. W. 199; 12 Pac. 597; 36 Am. R. 505; 34 Am. Dec. 289; 36 Am. R. 264; 3 Ency. 810, 802, 804; 74 Am. St. R. 527; 75 N. W. 353; 1 Ency. 1027; 16 S. C. 1; 19 S. C. 491; 4 S. C. 550; 31 S. C. 138; 45 S. C. 519; 68 S. C. 523. Plaintiff is liable for selection of agents, whether suggested by…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Woods.

The defendants appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff founded on a verdict for $2,866.10. On July 3, 1907, the defendants, Cooper & Griffin, deposited with the plaintiff, City National Bank' of Greenville, their draft on Steele, Miller & Company, óf Corinth, Mississippi, for $2,476.23. The plaintiff bank immediately forwarded the draft with the usual collection endorsement to the Tishomingo Savings Institution for collection, and on July 11, 1907, Steele, Miller & Company paid the draft to that bank. On July 20, 1907, the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Exchange Nat. Bank of Pittsburgh v. Third Nat. Bank of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Williams v. McGradeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1868
  3. Bailie v. Augusta Savings BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
  4. Farmers' Bank & Trust Co. v. NewlandCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895
  5. National Revere Bank v. National Bank of Republic of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1902

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Ryan v. Columbia National BankSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1927
  2. E.S. MacOmber Co., Inc. v. Commercial BankSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1932
  3. Harmon v. BarberSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1916

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