Hartford v. the Greenwich Bank of the City of New York
John A. Hartford, Appellant, v. the Greenwich Bank of the City of New York, Respondent
Hartford v. the Greenwich Bank of the City of N.Y., 109 N.E. 1077 (N.Y. 1915)
Summary
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 14, 1913, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The question at issue was whether or not the defendant was justified in charging five checks, aggregating $8,060.50, to the account of the depositor, which had been paid by the bank. The plaintiff contended that these checks were not paid to the person named as payee; the defendant contended that it paid the checks to the payee named therein and to the person whom the drawer intended the checks should be paid.
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Opinion of the Court
Judgment affirmed, with costs, on opinion of Scott, J., below.
Concur: Willard Bartlett, Ch. J., Werner, Chase, Cuddeback, Hogan, Miller and Seabury, JJ.
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