Woods v. Colony Bank
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint. Before Judge Roberts. Irwin superior court. April 10, 1901. Counsel cited, among other authorities, the following, on the question dealt with in the second headnote: First Nat. Bank ®. State Bank, 22 Neb. 769; Ellis ®. Trust Co., 4 Ohio St. 626, 662, s. c. 64 Am. Dec. 610; Goddard ®. Bank, 4 N. Y. 147; Bank of Commerce ®. Union Bank, 3 N. Y. 230 ; Third Nat. Bank®. Allen, 59. Mo. 310; Espy ®. Bank, 18 Wall, 604; Quincy First Nat. Bank ®. Ricker, 71 111. 439;Nat.
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Complaint. Before Judge Roberts. Irwin superior court. April 10, 1901. Counsel cited, among other authorities, the following, on the question dealt with in the second headnote: First Nat. Bank ®. State Bank, 22 Neb. 769; Ellis ®. Trust Co., 4 Ohio St. 626, 662, s. c. 64 Am. Dec. 610; Goddard ®. Bank, 4 N. Y. 147; Bank of Commerce ®. Union Bank, 3 N. Y. 230 ; Third Nat. Bank®. Allen, 59. Mo. 310; Espy ®. Bank, 18 Wall, 604; Quincy First Nat. Bank ®. Ricker, 71 111. 439;Nat. Bank of North America®. Bangs, 106 Mass. 441, s. c. 8 Am. Rep. 349; Allen v. Bank, 59 N. Y. 12; Welch®. Goodwin, 123…
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Woods & Malone brought suit against the Colony Bank, making in their petition substantially the following allegations. On a named day, a draft for $150, payable to A. W. Hodge or bearer, and purporting to have been drawn by Jacob Dorminy upon petitioners, was cashed by the defendant and transferred to it by the person then having it in possession. At the time, of cashing the draft the defendant was guilty of negligence in failing to require any identification of the person presenting it, and in failing to use any diligence to ascertain whether or not the signature of Jacob Dorminy was…
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