Hopkins Place Savings Bank v. Holzer

The Hopkins Place Savings Bank is a corporation engaged in the business of a mutual savings bank. In connection with its financial operations, the bank maintains a savings department for the receipt of deposits at interest, and issues to such depositors a pass book in which are entered the number of the account, the terms of the contract of deposit, the charges of deposits made and the semi-annual accruals of interest, and the credits for withdrawals by the depositor. The pass book has separate columns for withdrawals, balance, and deposits, in the order here stated When read from right to…