Legal Opinion

Hartford v. . the Greenwich Bank of the City of New York

New York Court of Appeals

Decided July 13, 1915PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 14, 1913, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The question at issue was whether or not the defendant was justified in charging five checks, aggregating $8,060.50, to the account of the depositor, which had been paid by the bank.

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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 14, 1913, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The question at issue was whether or not the defendant was justified in charging five checks, aggregating $8,060.50, to the account of the depositor, which had been paid by the bank. The plaintiff contended that these checks were not paid to the person named as payee; the defendant contended that it paid the checks to the payee named therein and to the person whom the drawer…

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment affirmed, with costs, on opinion of Scott, J., below.

Concur: Willard Bartlett, Ch. J., Werner, Chase, Cuddeback, Hogan, Miller and Seabury, JJ.

2Cited by20 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Lincoln Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
  2. International Union Bank v. National Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
  3. Strang v. Westchester County National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
  4. National Surety Co. v. National City Bank of BrooklynAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918
  5. United Cigar Stores Co. v. American Raw Silk Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918

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