Washington v. Bank for Savings
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the Bank for Savings in the City of New York, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 17th day of December, 1900, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 31st day of December, 1900, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
In February, 1895, Margaret Hunter, whose maiden name was Margaret Brown, died intestate. For many years prior to and at the time of her death she resided in the same house in Newark, in the State of New Jersey. After her death there were found among her papers several bank books representing deposits in various savings banks, most of them in the city of New York. These books represented accounts kept in the names of various persons,— “ Margaret Brown ; Margaret Hunter; Margaret Hunter in trust for son Thomas; Margaret Hunter in trust for son John ; Margaret Hunter in trust for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Cunningham v. . DavenportNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Jackson ex dem. Ross v. CooleyNew York Supreme Court · 1811
- Haux v. Dry Dock Savings InstitutionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- People v. Fulton Fire InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1840
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