Legal Opinion
Washington Mechanics' Sav. Bank v. District Title Ins.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 29, 1933No. 5759PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Chief Justice.
An appeal from a judgment against a collecting bank for the proceeds of a cheek collected by it upon a forged indorsement.
It appears that on March 27,1929, the ap-pellees, who are title insurance companies acting conjointly, and are hereinafter called the title companies, had occasion in the ordinary course of business to pay to one Johnson the sum of $1,576.84 in settlement of a note. They were informed that one De Veile held the note for collection as agent for Johnson, and that payment should be made to him. They accordingly prepared and signed a check for the amount…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Wagner Trading Co. v. Battery Park National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Northern Trust Co. v. Consolidated Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. WooldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- National Union Bank v. Miller Rubber Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1925
- American Bonding Co. v. State Savings BankMontana Supreme Court · 1913
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. v. First National Bank & Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Standard Accident Insurance v. PellecchiaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
- American Surety Co. v. Bank of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1943
- Home Indemnity Co. v. State BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. First Nat. BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
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