Farmers' National Bank v. Van Slyke
New York Supreme Court
On motion for new trial on exceptions ordered to be heard at general term in the first instance. Action by the Farmers’ national Bank of Franklinville against Van Slyke and Snyder upon two promissory notes made by Van Slyke and indorsed by Snyder. ■ At the conclusion of the evidence the court directed a verdict for plaintiff, and Snyder moved for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtHaight, J.
This action was brought to recover the amount of two promissory notes made by the defendant Van Slyke and indorsed by the defendant Snyder. The evidence taken upon the trial tends to show that the plaintiff was the holder of four notes made by the defendant Van Slyke, amounting to the sum of $664; that upon each note there was the name of an indorser, which turned out to be forged; that the officers of the plaintiff’s bank, after learning of the fact that the names of the indorsers were forged, investigated the financial condition of the defendant Van Slyke, and found him to be insolvent. The…
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