Loucks v. Gallogly
Albany City Court
Action to recover a sum of money found by plaintiff in a bank where defendant was cashier, and left with him to keep for the owner. The following opinion was given on rendering judgment for defendant at the trial.
1Opinion of the CourtWilkinson, J.
It appears herein that plaintiff, about two years ago, discovered fifty dollars in bills lying on a desk in the Rational Exchange Bank of Albany where defendant was teller, and handed the money to defendant to keep for the owner. The owner not appearing, plaintiff made demand of defendant who refused to hand over the amount, whereupon this suit was brought to recover the same, plaintiff claiming to have right thereto as finder of lost property. It appears that *23the desk upon which the money was found by plaintiff is within the banking-house, and is there for use of customers of the bank, and…
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