Demasi v. Whitney Trust & Savings Bank

McCALEB, Judge.

On September 22, 1932, the plaintiff, Cosimo Demasi, brought this suit against the Whitney Trust & Savings Bank (subsequently Whitney National Bank), claiming, in substance, that, on September 23, 1929, his wife opened a savings account with the defendant under the name of “Mrs. Tony Marino”; that the defendant issued to her its passbook, No. 3481, evidencing said account, and that she made a total deposit in said account of the sum of $650, which, together with accrued interest thereon, amounted to the sum o.f $699.31 at the time the suit was brought. It was further alleged…