Pratt v. Union National Bank
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from the District Court of Atlantic City.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Trenchard, J.
John Pratt, the plaintiff below, was a depositor in the Union National Bank of Atlantic City.
On August 9th, 1906, he issued a check on that bank for $130.77, to the order of George W. Nock, and mailed it to Nock in Philadelphia in part payment of an open account. The check was received at Nock’s place of business and his endorsement forged thereon by some person in his office. It was negotiated through several hands and was finally presented to the Union National Bank and paid by it September 11th, 1906.
On November 7th, 1906, the bank…
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