Kip v. Peoples Bank and Trust Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Case, J.

This case comes up on appeal by the defendant and cross appeal by the plaintiff; the matters below having been heard and disposed of by Circuit Court Judge Mackay at the Passaic Circuit.

Kip, a notary public, was employed by the defendant over a period of about twenty-two years to render notarial services in connection with the protest of cheeks, notes and negotiable instruments in the course of defendant’s banking business. By agreement between the parties, plaintiff was paid a salary of $75 a month, and defendant received and retained the…