Legal Opinion
Speroff v. First-Central Trust Co.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided April 21, 1948No. 31189PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWeygandt, C. J.
The single question of law before this court is whether the statement or release signed by the plaintiff constitutes a valid defense to his action.
In his opinion in the case of Cincinnati, H. & D. Rd. Co. v. Metropolitan Natl. Bank, 54 Ohio St., 60, on page 71, 42 N. E., 700, 56 Am. St. Rep., 700, 31 L. R. A., 653, Judge Spear summarized the law relating to banks and depositors as follows:
“As applicable to such case we believe that reason, and the great preponderance of authority, • establish the following conclusions: The relations of bank and general depositor is simply the ordinary one of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gaita v. Windsor BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Hodnick v. Fidelity Trust Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1932
- Hiroshima v. Bank of ItalyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1926
- Fourth & Central Trust Co. v. RoweOhio Supreme Court · 1930
- Elder v. Franklin National BankAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1899
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Cissell v. First Nat. Bank of CincinnatiDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1979
- Cincinnati Insurance v. First National BankOhio Supreme Court · 1980
- Walker Bank & Trust Co. v. First Security Corp.Utah Supreme Court · 1959
- Aiple v. South Side National Bank in St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1969
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