Defiance Lumber Co. v. Bank of California

The plaintiff herein, Defiance Lumber Company, a corporation, has been for many years engaged in the manufacture of lumber, operating a large plant in the city of Tacoma. Plaintiff did its banking with defendant, The Bank of California, N. A., and brought this action, praying for judgment against its banker for $5,583.12, being the aggregate amount of one hundred thirteen checks drawn by plaintiff on defendant and paid by the bank on forged endorsements of the names of the respective payees of the checks.

On defendant’s motion, The Washington National Bank, a corporation, B. F. Schlesinger &…