Legal Opinion

The National Bank of Fishkill v. . Speight

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 13, 1872PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second department, affirming a judgment entered in Kings county upon the decision of a justice. The action is brought to recover the amount of two promissory notes made by William S. Dudley and indorsed by John G. Dudley, defendant’s testator, and delivered to plaintiff for value before maturity.

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Appeal from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second department, affirming a judgment entered in Kings county upon the decision of a justice. The action is brought to recover the amount of two promissory notes made by William S. Dudley and indorsed by John G. Dudley, defendant’s testator, and delivered to plaintiff for value before maturity. One of said notes fell due April 7th and the other April 17th, 1867. At the maturity of the notes William S. Dudley had more than their amount standing to his credit on the books of the bank. Such moneys were part of a fund sent…

1Opinion of the Court

Church, Ch. J.,

reads opinion for affirmance, and Gboveb, J., concurs; Peckham and Rapallo, JJ., concur in result; Allen and Folgek, JJ., dissent.

Judgment affirmed.

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Cornes v. . WilkinNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
  2. Van Ness v. . KenyonNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
  3. In re BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
  4. Van Ness v. KenyonNew York Supreme Court · 1912
  5. Baldwin's Bank of Penn Yan v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1915

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