Manufacturers' National Bank v. Barnes
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Lawrence
This action was brought by Barnes & Co. to recover from the bank a balance claimed to be due on deposits made by the plaintiffs with the bank. The deposits were admitted, but the defense set up was payment to the plaintiffs’ clerk, under the following circumstances:
It appears that on the 22d of June, 1870, Barnes, the resident partner at Chicago, and the only person authorized to draw checks, being obliged to leave the city for a short time, gave to a clerk, employed by him as book-keeper and cashier, a power of attorney authorizing him to draw checks on the bank for fifteen days. This power…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Weisser v. . DenisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
3Cited by14 opinions
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- First National Bank v. AllenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- First Nat. Bank of Philadelphia v. FarrellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1921
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