Legal Opinion
Watts v. American Security & Trust Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 22, 1946No. 374PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAGETT, Associate Judge.
Appellant had a $1,000 savings account with appellee bank. His stepson, who lived with him, and two young friends, took the savings pass book; one of the friends forged the depositor’s name to a withdrawal slip; and the three of them presented the pass book and forged withdrawal slip to the bank and withdrew $900 from the account. The depositor sued the bank, and upon judgment being awarded against him, brought this appeal.
Two questions are presented: the effect of certain regulations printed in the pass book; and whether a finding by the trial court, sitting without…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Bulakowski v. Philadelphia Saving Fund SocietySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Kelley v. . Buffalo Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Kummel v. Germania Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Fourth & Central Trust Co. v. RoweOhio Supreme Court · 1930
- Chase v. Waterbury Savings BankSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Watwood v. BradfordDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950