Holtsinger v. National Corn Exchange Bank
The Superior Court of New York City
Appeal from a judgment. This action was "brought by George W. Holtsinger against The National Corn Exchange Bank, to recover the amount of two drafts, one for $525.10, and the other for $930.59. They were in the same form.
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Appeal from a judgment. This action was "brought by George W. Holtsinger against The National Corn Exchange Bank, to recover the amount of two drafts, one for $525.10, and the other for $930.59. They were in the same form. The following is the copy of one: “No. 549. Washington, D. C., Sept. 21,1866. “ Assistant Treasurer of the U. /SI, New TorJc: “Pay to George W. Holtsinger, or order, five hundred and twenty-five dollars and ten cents ($525.10). “Paid, Oct. 2, 1866. “J. W. Nioholls, “Add. P. M. U. & A.” The defendants received these drafts from one Charles H. Green, a depositor in the bank,…
1Opinion of the CourtBy the Court. Monell, J.
Without examining the ground upon which the referee has placed his decision, namely, that the power of attorney to Green & White was void, under section 1 of the act of Congress of February 26, 1853, and therefore the defendant acquired no title to the drafts, I am so well- satisfied there is another ground, fatal to the defense, that, without inquiring into the correctness of the reason given by the referee, we must affirm his decision, upon the well-established rule that the court will not reverse a correct judgment, merely because an insufficient or incorrect reason may have been assigned…
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