Andrus v. Bradley
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania
At Law. Action on a check drawn by defendant. On motion of defendant for a new trial and for judgment non obstante veredicto.
1Opinion of the Court
DALLAS, Circuit Judge.
There is no dispute as to the facts of this case. The defendant, Thomas Bradley, on February 18, 1897, gave to one Francis 0. Grable a check for f>12,500 on the Security Trust Company of Philadelphia. Two or three weeks afterwards, when the bank book of Bradley was settled, he found that the check had not been presented for payment. He thereupon made inquiry of Grable, and was told by him that it was still in his possession, and that he would return it. On April 15, 1897, Bradley and Grable had a general settlement, and it then appeared that Bradley owed Grable…
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