Harlan National Bank v. Carbon Glow Coal Company

STANLEY, Commissioner.

This is an action by the appellee, Carbon Glow Coal Company, a corporation, to recover $4,084.33 of the appellant, Harlan National Bank, alleged to have been wrongfully charged to the plaintiff’s bank account through failure to stop payment of seven checks, aggregating that sum, after receiving specific directions not to pay same. Judgment was rendered for $2,552.83 representing three of the checks and was denied on the others. The case is here on an appeal and cross-appeal. The principal question on the direct appeal is the authority of the individual who gave the stop…