Pratt v. . Short
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the fourth judicial department, in favor of defendants, entered upon an order reversing a ‘judgment in favor of plaintiffs, entered upon the report of a referee, and directing final judgment for defendants. The nature of the action and the facts are set forth sufficiently in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, J.
The People's Safe Deposit and Savings Institution, a corporation created by chapter 816 of the Laws of 1868, in August, 1872, upon the application of defendants, composing the firm of H. W. Short & Co., discounted á note made by one Alice Yam Clock, for $1,900, payable to the order of H. W. Short & Co. seventy days after its date, and indorsed by the payees, who received the proceeds of the discount. The note was taken by H. W. Short & Co. upon a debt owing by the maker to the payees. It was not paid at maturity, and was duly protested. The Safe Deposit Company in September, 1872, became…
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