Coburn v. Neal

The facts in this case are fully stated in Neal v. Coburn, 92 Maine, 189.

The plaintiff indorsed a forged check to the defendants. The defendants indorsed it to others, and it was subsequently paid by the drawee bank and charged by it to its depositor, the alleged drawer. After payment, the forgery was discovered. Then the check was returned through the several parties through whose hands it had previously passed, until it came to the defendants, who, upon demand, took it up and paid for it. The defendants then offered to return the check to the plaintiff and demanded repayment of the amount…