Ogden v. Atlantic National Bank

This is an action of tort brought by the plaintiff, in his capacity as administrator of the estate of Sarah L. Tenney, against the defendant, a banking corporation, to recover an amount equivalent to the proceeds of a certain check for $13,251.80. All the material evidence appears in the bill of exceptions. “At the conclusion of the evidence, the court allowed a motion by the defendant for a directed verdict in its favor and directed such a verdict; and stated to the jury that the evidence disclosed nothing which ■ was legally negligent in what the defendant had done.” The plaintiff duly…