McNeely Co. v. Bank of North America
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 223, Jan. T., 1907, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., June T., 1904, No. 1,846, dismissing exceptions to report of referee in case of McNeely Company v. Bank of North America. Exceptions to report of John M. Gest, Esq., referee. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Errors assigned were in dismissing exceptions to the report of referee.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
McNeely Company, a corporation, was a depositor with the appellee, the Bank of North America, and had in its employ one Charles S. Beber, who, between April 20, 1897, and February 24, 1903, forged the names of payees on ninety checks issued by it. Some of these checks were paid directly to him by the appellee, and others he deposited to the credit of his account with certain banks and bankers, who collected them through the clearing house. Each of said checks was charged to plaintiff’s account with the defendant, and the amount thereof entered as a charge against…
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