Legal Opinion
Melvin Gelman v. Public National Bank
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 31, 1967No. 20353_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge.
The appellee bank, on or about April 28, 1964, made a loan of $12,500 to the maker of a negotiable note payable in that sum 120 days thereafter. Appellant had unqualifiedly indorsed the note at the maker’s request and for his accommodation to enable him to obtain the loan. The maker did not pay the note at its maturity on August 27, 1964, and the bank failed to give appellant notice of the dishonor.
The bank brought an action on the note which appellant resisted on the ground, among others, that the omission of such notice effected his discharge from…
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