Hibernia National Bank v. . Lacombe
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made May 14, 1880, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon .a decision of the court on trial without a jury.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made May 14, 1880, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon .a decision of the court on trial without a jury. (Reported below, 21 Hun, 166.) This action was brought upon a draft drawn by defendant, the Mechanics & Traders’ Bank of Hew Orleans, upon M. Morgan’s Sons, bankers of Hew York city, dated Hew Orleans, March 17,1879, payable to the order of plaintiff. The facts appear sufficiently in the opinion. All the proceedings taken herein against the bank were…
1Opinion of the CourtDanforth, J.
The plaintiff is a corporation created under an act of Congress of the United States providing for the organization of banking associations. “ The Mechanics and Traders’ Bank ” was also a banking corporation created under the laws of Louisiana, and each corporation had its place of business in the city of New Orleans. On the 17th day of March, 1879, the plaintiff purchased for value of the “ Mechanics and Traders’ Bank ” a check made by them, on that day, addressed to “M. Morgan’s Sons,” bankers in the city of “Hew York,” whereby they directed that firm to pay to the order of the plaintiff…
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