Legal Opinion

Hyde v. First Nat. Bank

U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illnois

Decided April 15, 1876PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Action was brought to recover a certain sum of money, charged to have been collected from John Hutchins, by defendant for plaintiffs [Albert G. Hyde and others]. Plea, general issue. The case was tried by the court by stipulation.

1Opinion of the Court

HOPKINS, District Judge.

The evidence showed that John Hutchins, of Lacón, in this state, gave his note to the plaintiffs, residents of New York City, for $407.63, on the 15th day of September, 1874, payable in four months, at the First National Bank of Lacón, the defendant. The plaintiffs indorsed the note to the order of A. Hest, Esq., cashier, for collection for their own account. Hest then indorsed it to the defendant for collection for Cook County National Bank. Mr. Hest was the cashier of the Cook County National Bank, and sent the note in a letter to the defendant, on the 11th day of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hoover v. WiseSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. McBride v. . the Farmers' BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
  3. Ayrault v. . the Pacific BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
  4. Dickerson v. . WasonNew York Court of Appeals · 1872

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. City Bank v. WeissTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Power v. First Nat. BankMontana Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Taylor & Bournique Co. v. National Bank of AshtabulaDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1919
  4. First National Bank of Chicago v. Reno County BankUnited States Circuit Court · 1880

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