Palmer National Bank v. Van Doren

' In 1925, George M. McCray owed the Palmer National Bank of Danville, Illinois, approximately $53,000, which included $2,400 due for interest and $7,400 representing his liability on indorsements of certain notes made by residents of Canada and discounted at the bank. The bank informed McCray that the bank examiner had objected to the Canadian notes, which had been due for over a year. When the bank insisted upon the payments, McCray invoked the aid of his sister, Yerla E. Yan Doren, a married woman, defendant herein. She resided in Michigan, and, in response to her brother’s request, went…