Winter v. Williamsburgh Savings Bank
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, S. Agnes Winter, from a judgment of the County Court of Kings county in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of- the county of Kings on the 25th day of February, 1901, upon the dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court after a trial before the court and a jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Goodrich, P. J.:
The plaintiff sues to recover an alleged balance of money deposited by her in the defendant bank. The defendant alleges that the money has all been paid to the plaintiff in accordance with the rules of the bank contained in the plaintiff’s deposit book. One of these rules-is as follows: “ All payments made to persons producing the deposit book, whether with or without an order or letter of attorney, purporting to be signed by the depositor, shall be deemed good and valid payments to depositors respectively, and discharge the bank therefrom. Depositors alone are responsible for…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bowery Bank v. . GeretyNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Lazare v. AllenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Reynolds v. MillerNew York Supreme Court · 1894