Risley v. . Phenix Bank of City of New York

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1881-01-18

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Andrews, J. The check drawn by the Bank of Georgetown on the defendant, having been drawn on the general deposit of the drawer in the hands of the drawee, in the ordinary form of a bank check, did not, of itself, operate as an equitable assignment to the payee, of the fund, to the amount of the check. The check was a bill of exchange, within the statute that no person shall be charge…

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