American National Bank v. Bushey

Bushey sued the American National Bank of Detroit to recover a balance of deposits which he claimed was never checked out. It appears without dispute that he began to deposit with this bank in June, 1868, but no bankbook is produced running back of April, 1870, and no checks were produced by him prior to that month. The bank book indicates from its leaves and a printed heading that it could not have contained any earlier entries. This is manifest beyond a doubt. The bank boolts show a previous closing of accounts and return of checks, which Bushey disputes. The principal importance of this…