Legal Opinion
Yonkers National Bank & Trust Co. v. Yerks & Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 19, 1931PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWitschief, J.
On August 8, 1928, one Joseph L. Thomas made
his promissory note to the order of the defendant Yerks & Co., Inc., for $1,219.76, payable five days after date at the Yonkers National Bank and Trust Company. The note was indorsed by Julia A. Thomas, wife of Joseph L. Thomas.
Yerks & Co., Inc., indorsed the note and delivered it to the defendant Westchester Trust Company for presentation and demand.
On August 13, 1928, the Westchester Trust Company presented the note to the Yonkers National Bank and Trust Company for payment.
The Yonkers National Bank and Trust Company had a depositor named Joseph…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lawrence v. . American National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- National Park Bank v. Steele & Johnson Manufacturing Co.New York Supreme Court · 1890
- Bankers Trust Co. v. WellsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
3Cited by4 opinions
- Wright v. Trust Company of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Demos v. LyonsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1977
- Manufacturers Trust Co. v. DiamondAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1959
- Yonkers National Bank v. Yerks & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931