Dykman v. Northridge
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Kings county. Action by William 2ST. Dykman, as receiver of the Commercial Bank, against William J. Northridge. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered on a decision by the court without a jury, defendant appeals. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, P. J.
This action is upon a promissory note, dated May 10, 1893, made by John J. Vail to the order of appellant, payable three months after date, at the Commercial Bank. Vail was the cashier of the bank, and the court found that the appellant indorsed the note at his request, and for his accommodation. Under the pleadings, it was essential to the plaintiff’s recovery that he should prove that the bank was a holder for value, and this he attempted to do by the production of the bank’s books and reading in evidence various entries in reference to the note. But no witness was produced to give…
2Cited by6 opinions
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- Wiggins v. StevensAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Dykman v. NorthridgeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
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