Citizens & Southern Bank v. Daniel

Hall, Judge.

The question here is whether the defendant is liable to the plaintiff on his general endorsement of the check by reason of the implied warranty that all preceding endorsements were genuine and that he had good title to the check in accordance with Section 66 of the Negotiable Instruments Law (Code § 14-607). A general endorsement on a negotiable instrument is binding “even where a prior signature is a forgery.” Odom Realty Co. v. Central Trust Co., 22 Ga. App. 711 (2) (97 SE 116). The question arises because the check had printed on its face “Void if not cashed in 60' days,” and…