Farmers' National Bank v. Thomas
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from judgment on report of referee. Action by the Farmers’ ¡National Bank of Adams against Sanford S. Thomas and W. H. Seward Thomas on promissory notes. There was a judgment in favor of plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
This action was to recover the amount secured by 12 promissory notes made by the defendant Sanford S. Thomas, and claimed to have been indorsed by the defendant W. H. Seward Thomas, aggregating the sum of $17,000, besides interest. The principal defense was that the notes in suit were indorsed by Seward before they were either signed by Sanford, or the date, time they were to run, the name of the payee, or the amount were inserted therein; and that, when they were delivered to the plaintiff, they had been filled out by Sanford or the plaintiff’s cashier in a manner wholly unauthorized, to the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Goodman v. SimondsSupreme Court of the United States · 1858
- Angle v. North-Western Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- National Ulster County Bank v. MaddenNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Van Duzer v. . HoweNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Bank of Pittsburgh v. NealSupreme Court of the United States · 1860
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- Johnston v. HooverSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Meise v. DoscherNew York Supreme Court · 1895
- Meise v. DoscherNew York Supreme Court · 1895