Legal Opinion
Bown Brothers, Inc. v. Merchants Bank
New York Court of Appeals
Decided September 28, 1926PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcLaughlin, J.
Six actions were brought, each involving defendant’s liability on a draft drawn by plaintiff and delivered to and accepted by defendant for collection. They were tried together, and argued together at the Appellate Division and in this court. They will be so considered in this opinion.
At the trial a jury, by stipulation made in open court, was waived, and the trial then proceeded before, the judge as though he were sitting at Special Term. There was substantially no dispute as to the facts.
The trial court reported in favor of the plaintiff and upon the decision rendered by him judgment was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Exchange Nat. Bank of Pittsburgh v. Third Nat. Bank of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Union National Bank of Chicago v. ChapmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Hall v. CordellSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Williams v. . VanderbiltNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- Isham v. . PostNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Cook v. HollandCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1978
- Grower's Marketing Service, Inc. v. Webster & Atlas National BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
- New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. SteckerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
- McCauley v. Georgia Railroad BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Bown Brothers Inc. v. Merchants Bank of RochesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1926