Graham v. National Bank

Harrington, J.,

charging the jury:

The plaintiff contends:

1st. That the Jones check for $700.00 was collected by the defendant bank;

2d. That even if the defendant bank did not collect said check it was estopped to deny that it had collected it.

The defendant denies that it collected said check or that the law of estoppel applies.

It is admitted by the plaintiff that the check was deposited in the defendant bank for collection. Where money is deposited in a bank the relation of debtor and creditor arises, and the bank, like any other debtor, owes the depositor the amount of its deposit. National…