Gipson v. First National Bank of Bismarck

MORRIS, Judge.

This is an action by a bank depositor to recover from the defendant bank the sum of $1,396 that represents the total amount of 34 checks in various amounts, the smallest being $15 and the largest $125, which the plaintiff alleges to be forgeries that were negligently debited to the plaintiff’s checking account between December 2, 1953 and February 27, 1954, inclusive. The checks were never produced. The bank records show that the plaintiff’s statements of account with vouchers for the months of December, 1953 and January and February, 1954 were mailed to the plaintiff at his…