Legal Opinion
Hall v. Bank of Blasdell
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 4, 1954PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
On July 25, 1949, Thomas and Betty Gallegos, husband and wife, asked defendant bank for a loan of $1,000 in order to buy a certain automobile from Schneider Motors of Hamburg, New York. Defendant gave them a cashier’s check for $1,000, made payable “ to the order of Betty J & Thomas Gallegos ”, and, in return, took a note for the same amount and a chattel mortgage on the specific auto that was to be purchased. To assure itself that the check would be used to effect the purchase of the car, the bank, before delivering the check to the payees, had them indorse it “ to the order of Schneider…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Chapman v. . RoseNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Seaboard National Bank v. Bank of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
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