Legal Opinion
Britton Manufacturing Co. v. Connecticut Bank & Trust Co.
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided September 18, 1956No. File 105450PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtCotter, J.
Plaintiff brought suit in defamation upon the failure of the defendant banks to honor a check of the plaintiff when there was sufficient funds in the bank at the time it was presented for payment.
The check was drawn on the Connecticut Bank and Trust Company and was deposited in The First Federal Savings and Loan Association in Meriden by the payee for collection. The plaintiff in his original complaint claimed that as a result of the failure of the defendants to honor the check, the financial reputation of the plaintiff was seriously damaged, its credit defamed and it suffered serious injury…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Urban v. Hartford Gas Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- Collins v. City National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
- Lafrance v. LafranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Burns v. Telegram Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
- First N. B. of Tamaqua v. ShoemakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1887
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Isis v. First Pennsylvania Bank, N.A.Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1977