Bank of Hatfield v. Clayton

The plaintiff, Mrs. Nancy-Clayton, instituted this action against the defendant, Bank of Hatfield, to recover the sum of $1,000 held on deposit in the bank to the credit of plaintiff, for which a cheek had been issued and payment refused. The bank defended on the ground that the deposit had been previously withdrawn by check, and that plaintiff had no funds on deposit at the time the last check was drawn. Upon the issues the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and the defendant has appealed.

The defendant is a banking institution doing business at the town of Hatfield, in Polk…