Edwards v. National City Bank
City of New York Municipal Court
1Opinion of the CourtSweedler, J.
The plaintiff, a depositor in the defendant bank, drew and delivered to the payee a check on her account in the sum of $150. Before the check was presented for payment she called at the bank and signed a stop-payment order, which reads: “ I hereby agree to indemnify the National City Bank of New York against any loss resulting from non-payment of said check. Should you pay this check through inadvertency, or oversight, it is expressly understood that you will in no way be held responsible.” Thereafter, when the check was presented by the holder, it was certified and later paid to a subsequent…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gaita v. Windsor BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Carnegie Trust Co. v. First National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- American Defense Society, Inc. v. Sherman National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Baldinger & Kupferman Manufacturing Co. v. Manufacturers-Citizens Trust Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1915
- Keleher v. Manufacturers Trust Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1932
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