Legal Opinion
Jacobs v. Banque Pour le Commerce et L'Industries a Varsovie
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 13, 1927PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtCropsey, J.
The drawee of a draft seeks to recover the amount paid thereon on the ground that the bill of lading accompanying it was forged. Plaintiff had had correspondence with a party in *163Salonika, Greece, which resulted in an agreement to buy beeswax to be shipped by steamer and to be paid for by sight draft. In due time the seller sent his draft drawn upon the plaintiff. This was payable to the order of the defendant and was sent to it. Attached to it was a bill of lading to the order of the shipper, and indorsed in blank by him. Defendant indorsed the draft to the order of Guaranty Trust Company of…
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- Archibald & Lewis Co. v. Banque Internationale de CommerceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
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