Gutfreund v. East River National Bank

The case comes before us on an action to recover damages for the payment of nine fotged and altered checks, out of thirty-nine of like purport originally sued on. These nine are the later checks of a series covering a period of about one year and three months. The earliest is dated September 11, 1923; the latest January 22, 1924. Plaintiffs have had judgment thereon with interest for $2,183.48.

The facts out of which the litigation arises are as follows: Plaintiffs conducted a wholesale and retail meat market as partners under the firm name and style of Gutfreund’s Olympia Market. They bought…