Podmore v. South Brooklyn Savings Institution
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, John Podmore, as administrator, etc., of Annie Podmore, deceased, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 21st day of June, 1899, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 6th day of July, 1899, denying the plaintiff s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Barrett, J. :
This action was brought to recover the balance due to the plaintiffs intestate, Annie Podmore, at the time of her death, upon an account which she had with the defendant under the name of Ann Caldwell. After Mrs. Podmore’s death, one Bridget Reilley presented the depositor’s pass book to the defendant, stating that it had been given to her by Ann Caldwell, and she then demanded the balance. The defendant’s secretary, Mr. Anderson, advised her to see the counsel, of the bank, and told her that if he was satisfied the bank would pay her. A report was subsequently made in favor of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re Wiegel's EstateNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Clough v. CloughMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
- Podmore v. Dime Savings BankNew York Supreme Court · 1899
- Farmer v. Manhattan Savings InstitutionNew York Supreme Court · 1891
3Cited by12 opinions
- Glennan v. Rochester Trust & Safe Deposit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Scheffer v. Erie County Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Mahon v. South Brooklyn Savings InstitutionNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Hoffmann v. Union Dime Savings InstitutionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Reynolds, Adr. v. MaustSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
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