Walker v. St. Louis National Bank
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. cited: Davis, etc., Bank v. Sailor, 68 Mo. 24; Harrigan v. First National Bank, Ch. Leg. N., Dec. 22, 1877; Foster v. Essex Bank, 17 Mass. 479; Salem Bank v. Gloucester Bank, 17 Mass. 1; Mechanics’ Bankv. Bank of Columbia, 5 Wheat. 326; Merchants’ National Bank v. Sells, 3 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. cited: Davis, etc., Bank v. Sailor, 68 Mo. 24; Harrigan v. First National Bank, Ch. Leg. N., Dec. 22, 1877; Foster v. Essex Bank, 17 Mass. 479; Salem Bank v. Gloucester Bank, 17 Mass. 1; Mechanics’ Bankv. Bank of Columbia, 5 Wheat. 326; Merchants’ National Bank v. Sells, 3 Mo. App. 85. A representation officially made by an officer or agent of a corporation is to be deemed the representation of the corporation itself.— Mechanics’ Bank v. Schaumburg, '38 Mo. 244; Christian University v. Jordan, 29 Mo. 68 ; Moore v. Bank of Commerce, 52 Mo. 377 ; Lunstross…
1Opinion of the CourtHayden, J.
This is an action to recover from the defendant the amount of a certain bank-check, on the ground that the teller of the defendant stated that the signature of the payee and indorser of the check was genuine, whereby plaintiff was led to take the check for value, and, the indorsement proving not genuine, lost its amount. The petition avers that this check, which is addressed to the defendant, and requests it to pay to Sanford Gr. Scarritt, or order, $381, came into the hands of plaintiff in the ordinary course of business ; that it was then indorsed “ Sanford Gr. Scarritt,” and was stamped as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mechanics' Bank v. SchaumburgSupreme Court of Missouri · 1866
- Tate v. EvansSupreme Court of Missouri · 1842
- Wahrendorff & Ober v. WhitakerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1822
- Merchants' National Bank v. SellsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1876
3Cited by1 opinion
- Commonwealth v. Reading Savings BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1882