McEwen Bros. v. Cobb

At the close of the evidence both parties moved for a direction of a verdict. The evidence establishes the following facts: On May 13, 1910, the defendants, who were copartners, were indebted to the plaintiff, a corporation, in the sum of $412.86, being the balance of an account for goods sold and delivered. On that day one of the defendants who lived in Gene-see, Penn., drew a check upon the Genesee Banking Company, a private bank of Genesee, Penn., for the sum of $412.86 to the order of the plaintiff for the balance thus due and mailed the check at Genesee, Penn., addressed to the plaintiff…