Farrell v. City of New York

The essential facts are not in dispute. The action is brought on a check dated and issued on July 1, 1942, by defendant to one Agnes Casey, the plaintiff’s intestate, in payment for services rendered by her as a school teacher. The check bore on its face the inscription, “ not valid unless presented within 90 days ’ ’. It is not contradicted that such restriction “ is a usual and accepted practice in the issuance of checks which is followed for the purpose of reducing the number of issued checks in circulation to a minimum, thus facilitating the duty of drawee banks in guarding against the…