Legal Opinion

Security State Bank v. Bank of Centerville

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided May 14, 1923No. File No. 5089PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

•SHERWOOD, J.

This action is on a certificate'of deposit for $9,375, issued by the Bank of Centerville: on October 3, 1919, to W. W. Ross, due 12 months after date. The certificate was indorsed and delivered to plaintiff for value, and before due. The names of W. W. Ross and Wm. M. Colby were written on the back of the certificate when plaintiff received1 it. The certificate was not paid when -due. Suit was brought.

Defendant Ross denied he ever indorsed or delivered the certificate to any person' and alleged his name indorsed thereon was a forgery. The case was tried to a jury. Verdict was…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Root v. BinghamSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1910
  2. Grant v. GrantSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Alt v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Hodges v. BierleinSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1893
  5. Distad v. ShanklinSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1898

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Allen v. McLainSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Corsica State Bank v. HeezenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1928
  3. Williams v. RiceSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1926
  4. Shann v. Disbrow & Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1936
  5. Security State Bank v. Bank of CentervilleSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1923

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