Lewis v. International Bank
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Adams, J. A check is an absolute appropriation of so much money as is named therein, in the hands of the drawer’s banker, to the holder of the check. — Morrison v. McCartney, 30 Mo. 187 ; Chouteau v. Rowse, 56 Mo. 67 ; Roberts v. Carlin, 26 Iowa, 315 ; Bell v. Alexander, 21 Graft. 6; German Savings Assn. v. Adae, 1 McCrary, 502; Fogarties v. Bank, 12 Rich. 518 ; Munn v. Birch, 25 Ill. 35 ; Fourth National Bank v. City National Bank,…
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Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Adams, J. A check is an absolute appropriation of so much money as is named therein, in the hands of the drawer’s banker, to the holder of the check. — Morrison v. McCartney, 30 Mo. 187 ; Chouteau v. Rowse, 56 Mo. 67 ; Roberts v. Carlin, 26 Iowa, 315 ; Bell v. Alexander, 21 Graft. 6; German Savings Assn. v. Adae, 1 McCrary, 502; Fogarties v. Bank, 12 Rich. 518 ; Munn v. Birch, 25 Ill. 35 ; Fourth National Bank v. City National Bank, 68 Ill. 398 ; Union National Bank v. Ocean County, 80 Ill. 212; Deener v. Brown, 1 MacArthur, 350; Lester v. Given, 8…
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court. •
The plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of Michael Yiedt, deceased, sues the International Bank for the amount of the decedent’s deposit with the defendant, remaining at the time of his death. The bank responds, admitting the deposit, but setting up in effect, that on May 3, 1882, Viedt, then alive, purchased some cattle of Metcalfe, Moore & Co., and gave them in payment a check against the deposit for $885.30; that Metcalfe, Moore & Co. had not presented this check when, on May 4, 1882, Viedt committed suicide. A controversy having…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Morrison v. McCartneySupreme Court of Missouri · 1860
- McGrade v. German Savings InstitutionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1877
- Chouteau v. RowseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
- Senter v. Continental BankMissouri Court of Appeals · 1879
3Cited by4 opinions
- Chrisman v. HoughSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- Cook v. LewisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1912
- Fisher v. BagnellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1916
- Guthrie v. WaiteMissouri Court of Appeals · 1908