Trust Co. of America v. Conklin
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of Hew York, first district, borough of Manhattan, rendered in favor of the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
The plaintiff seeks to recover from the defendant for an overdraft of his account. It appears that the overdraft arose from the fact that the defendant left the city and, upon his departure, gave his bookkeeper a number of checks signed by him in blank, in order to provide funds for use in his business. His bookkeeper locked the checks in a drawer of the safe. One of the defendant’s employees knew where the key was hidden, abstracted a blank check and filled in the blank so that it apparently became a complete instrument payable to bearer for the sum of $200:'
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