Atlanta Trust & Banking Co. v. Close

1. A pass-book given to a depositor in a savings bank, the entries in which are shown to have been made by an officer of the bank, is admissible in evidence against the bank and is prima facie evidence that the bank is indebted to the depositor for the balance shown by the book.

2. When the depositor is a non-resident and places the collection of her account in the hands of an attorney, who presents the pass-book and demands of the bank’s officers the payment of the balance shown therein, the rules of the bank allowing it to pay out deposits to any one holding the pass-book, and. the officers…