International Firearms Co. v. Kingston Trust Co.

Coon, J. (dissenting).

I vote to reverse and to grant judgment to the plaintiff for the sum of $1,000, with interest from the date of the dishonor of the draft.

The facts are succinctly set forth in the majority opinion but, in my view, need some additions. It is undisputed that the draft was unconditional. The defendant bank was no party to the controversy between Betting and plaintiff’s predecessor. While I think that this controversy is immaterial and that the *175bank’s liability is defined by section 111 of the Negotiable Instruments Law, in view of the majority opinion I must refer to some…