In re North River Bank
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Application by Thomas B. Kniffin and another for an order directing the receiver of the North River Bank to pay petitioners the sum of $533.42, deposited in said bank by petitioners on the day of its failure. The receiver of said bank appeals from an order granting said applications.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
The respondents presented a petition to the court setting out the appointment of the appellant as receiver of the North River Bank, a domestic corporation; that they had kept an account in said bank for several years, and that on the 12th of November, 1890, they sent by their book-keeper a note to the president of the bank, and the sum of $533.42, to be deposited in case a favorable answer to said note was received; that by said note inquiry was made as to the truth of certain rumors affecting the solvency of said bank, and the book-keeper, upon being assured of the solvency of the bank,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cragie v. . HadleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
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