Cronin v. Chelsea Savings Bank

This is an action of contract brought to recover from the defendant bank the proceeds of a draft drawn on the National Bank, Limited, of Cahirciveen, Ireland, in favor of ■one Ellen Sullivan, now deceased. The draft was deposited by Ellen Sullivan with the defendant bank for collection on April 3, 1906, and the bank gave her the following receipt: “ Chelsea, Mass., April 3, 1906. Received from Ellen Sullivan for collection Draft 821615 for ¿£199 by Nat’l Bank Limited of Cahirciveen Ireland Dated Oct. 24, 1904. Chelsea Savings Bank per R.”

Ellen Sullivan died a few days later on April 8. On…