Underwood v. Boston Five Cents Savings Bank

This is an action of contract to recover the balance of deposits made with the defendant by one Ann Scanlan. The plaintiff sues as assignee of Ann Scanlan under an assignment, signed by her, with her mark, in the following form: “ Boston, January 24,1880. For value received, which I hereby acknowledge, I assign to George L. Underwood, trustee for myself, Ann Scanlan, whose name is signed in the margin hereof, all the moneys due up to this date on account of deposit-book 52,390, subject to your by-laws as therein set forth.” On the margin is written “ George L. Underwood,” with the usual form…