Conn v. Bank of Clarendon Hills

In an action brought by Donald Conn, the payee of a check drawn upon the defendant, Bank of Clarendon Hills, the circuit court of Cook County held that the evidence failed to show that the bank had sent notice of dishonor of the check before its statutory midnight deadline, and was therefore accountable for the amount of the check. The appellate court affirmed on the ground that the decision of the trial judge was not contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence. (133 Ill.App.2d, 273 N.E.2d 612.) We granted leave to appeal.

The check was drawn by Diane G. Holman upon an account in the…