Third National Bank v. Boyd
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Howard County. On the morning of Monday, the 19th of August, 1872, when the officers of The Third National Bank of Baltimore arrived at the bank, it was discovered that since the close of business on Saturday evening, the vault and safe of the b ink had been broken into by burglars, and robbed of a large amount of money and valuable securities.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Howard County. On the morning of Monday, the 19th of August, 1872, when the officers of The Third National Bank of Baltimore arrived at the bank, it was discovered that since the close of business on Saturday evening, the vault and safe of the b ink had been broken into by burglars, and robbed of a large amount of money and valuable securities. The entrance had been effected through the walls of an adjoining building, belonging to Mr. John S. Gittings, by tenants of that building, who had rented it doubtless for the express purpose of carrying out the scheme…
1Opinion of the CourtBartol, C. J.
This suit was brought by the appellee, to recover the value of certain coupon-bonds and stocks, that passed like bank notes, by delivery; which had been deposited by the plaintiff with the defendant, and which had been stolen from the defendant, in consequence of its alleged failure to exercise ordinary care in the custody of them.
The case is one that, from its nature, depended at the trial below, mainly on the questions of fact arising upon the evidence, with regard to the manner in which the bonds were lost, and the vigilance and care exercised by the bank in their custody. These were…
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