Bentley, Murray & Co. v. LaSalle Street Trust & Savings Bank
Appellate Court of Illinois
Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John Courtney, Judge,' presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Baker delivered
the opinion of the court.
This writ of error brings in review a judgment of nil capiat rendered in an action by plaintiff in error, a corporation, against defendant in error for the conversion of three checks, amounting in all to $354, drawn by George Kleine to the order of plaintiff on defendant’s predecessor, the LaSalle Street National Bank. The checks were the property of plaintiff and were paid by the bank on which they were drawn and returned to the drawer. They were indorsed in the name of the plaintiff by one Robertson, who had no authority to indorse the…
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