People ex rel. Port Chester Savings Bank v. Cromwell
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from an order denying a motion for a mandamus to compel the county treasurer of Westchester county to pay to the relator certain coupons upon bonds issued by the county of "Westchester.
1Opinion of the Court
Pratt, J".:
On the 1st day of November last, the relator was, and for some time had been, the owner and holder of certain coupon bonds of the county of Westchester, certain coupons upon which matured and became payable upon that date. By their terms those coupons were payable at a certain bank in New York city, but pursuant to due legislative authority the proper county authorities had lately *385changed the place of payment from such bank to the private banking house of J. M. Masterton & Go., at Mount Yernon, and had given to the relator due notice of such change.
The county had sufficient money…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Indig v. . National City BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Bradford v. . FoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Turner v. Bank of Fox LakeNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Boyce v. RussellNew York Supreme Court · 1824