Dolon v. Davidson

This is an action by the payee against the drawer of a check which reads as follows:

“Jamestown, N. Y., December 12, 1880 .

“ Chautauqua County National Bank.

“Pay to .the order of Mrs. Fox, or bearer, fifty dollars, on interest at six per cent, dollars; for value received.

“ $50. John Davidson.’*

The check was not presented to the bank for payment until the month of January, 1895, upwards of fourteen years after its delivery to the plaintiff’s intestate. Payment was then refused on the ground that.the defendant had no funds in the bank. The plaintiff then notified the defendant that the check had…