Legal Opinion
Santa Maria v. Industrial City Bank & Banking Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 9, 1950PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCounihan, J.
This is an action of contract or tort in which the plaintiff seeks to recover the amount of a check drawn by him on the defendant in favor of one who posed as Heinz Bettig. The trial judge found for the plaintiff. Upon a report to the Appellate Division, prejudicial error was found in the failure of the judge to grant the following two requests for rulings by the defendant: 1. “There is no evidence to warrant a finding for the plaintiff.” 6. “Although the plaintiff or his agent may have been mistaken in the sort of man they dealt with was, this person was the person intended by the plaintiff…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Jordan Marsh Co. v. National Shawmut BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Land Title & Trust Co. v. Northwestern National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
- Robertson v. ColemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
- Murphy v. Metropolitan National BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
- United States v. National Exchange BankU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Wisconsin · 1891
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. v. First National Bank & Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Govoni & Sons Construction Co. v. Mechanics BankMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
- Kendall v. AtkinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Dartmouth National Bank v. Keene National BankSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1955
- Gabovitch v. Coolidge Bank & Trust Co.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1980
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