Geitelsohn v. Citizens' Savings Bank
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by defendant from-an affirmance by the General Term of thé City Court of a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon the verdict of a jury, for $1,345.14, the balance of a deposit with interest.
1Opinion of the CourtDaly, P. J.
Between August 21, 1886, and December 3, 1889, the plaintiff made thirty-eight deposits with defendant, aggregating $1,262, and withdrew on nine occasions, between March 30, 1887, and January 7, 1890, sums aggregating $320. Thirteen days after the last withdrawal the whole balance with interest, or $990.84, was drawn and the pass-book surrendered. The verdict establishes that this withdrawal was not by the plain-, tiff, and the question in the case is whether the bank is exonerated *576by payment to a stranger having possession of the pass-book and whether it exercised due care to prevent fraud…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Appleby v. . Erie County Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Allen v. . Williamsburgh Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Smith v. . Brooklyn Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Kummel v. Germania Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Gearns v. Bowery Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Chase v. Waterbury Savings BankSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
- Ferguson v. Harlem Savings BankAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1904
- Geitelsohn v. Citizens' Savings BankAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1897
- Geitelsohn v. Citizens' Savings BankCity of New York Municipal Court · 1897
- Bloom v. Bank for SavingsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1960
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