Noah v. Bank for Savings
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Bank for Savings in the City of New York, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 23d day of February, 1915, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 5th day of March, 1915, denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
This is an action by a depositor against a savings bank to recover the amount of the deposit which was paid out upon forged drafts.
On September 7,1912, plaintiff had on deposit in the defendant savings bank the sum of $2,332.79. Her son, a young man about twenty years of age, having stolen the bank book, forged his mother’s name to a draft for $300, payable to himself or bearer, and presented the draft, with the book, to defendant and received said sum of $300 which was charged against plaintiff’s account. Later he presented three other forged drafts upon which he was paid the total…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Kelley v. . Buffalo Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Campbell v. Schenectady Savings BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
3Cited by9 opinions
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of LofmarkNew York Surrogate's Court · 1928
- Szwento Juozupo Let Draugystes v. Manhattan Savings InstitutionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- Fiero v. Franklin Savings BankCity of New York Municipal Court · 1924
- Ogborn v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
- Clyman v. GlasserNew York Supreme Court · 1963
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