Wilson v. Mid-West State Bank
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — W. G. Sears, Judge. Action in equity, to enjoin the defendant bank from paying a check drawn by the plaintiff and made payable to bearer. The intervener claims to be an innocent holder for value of the check in question, and asks for judgment thereon against the bank. There was a decree for plaintiff, and the intervener alone appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
— The history of the check in question is as follows : Plaintiff, a married lady, lives in the - suburbs of the city . of Sioux City, and on December 27, 1919, was so fortunate as to have a comfortable balance to her credit in the Mid-West Bank in that city. On the day named, one Noltze, also known in the record as John Doe, appeared at plaintiff’s home, and *312professed to sell her 15 gallons of whisky for $1,000, for which sum she gave him the check. The check, though given December 27, 1919, was dated January 15, 1920. On receiving it, Noltze took it to the bank at once, and at his request,…
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