Simonoff v. Granite City National Bank
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. Louis Bernreuter, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
On May 16, 1914, Sotir Simonoff, a native of Macedonia, was about to leave Granite City, Illinois, for that country. His brother, Illio Simonoff, desired to send money to his former home in Macedonia, and with that object the two brothers went to the Granite City National Bank, where Illio Simonoff purchased three foreign bills of exchange drawn by the bank on the Comptoir National Escompte de Paris, Paris, France, for 4000, 2000 and 1700 francs, respectively, making a total of 7700 francs. The bills of exchange were in the following form:
No. 444098. Check For Francs 4000
GRANITE CITY NATIONAL…
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