Maurello v. Broadway Bank & Trust Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Campbell, Chancellor.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the defendant bank, entered upon a directed verdict.

The plaintiff had been a depositor and customer of the Labor Bank of Paterson, which institution had not opened for business after the “bank holiday” declared March 4th, 1933. Prior to that date she had issued checks against her account in that bank in payment of merchandise and other business claims, which checks, because of the closing of the bank, and its remaining closed, had not been paid. She was desirous of paying these claims,…