The New York herald., 1850-03-19
Superior Court.

before Judge Oakley.
MAReH 1s-EpseA W. Cisrt, Eausrd Dodge and Joy
Ceek. the Merchants Bsas # Ns1 Tsrk - rhis 90 .
i-d before when verdict given for the plata
tns IL then brought before The Court OF Appeals,
where the jusgmen, wss rev.rsd, and . pe- trial
ordered The pis,ntins were brotsrs doing business
10 .Sa T'rs sh 70 the e.' ., ~
Yorh. The nature Of their trsurscti-ns was that
Smith L. Co r.csivsd from Y. w. cIsrx Co. drsf .,
clsks notes 70 be placed to the credit Of lat
Who generally drew ssaiest them; sometimes Clark
60 ordered other positios Of their funds -'isrk
q co stbt drsfts for soisctisp and dres on Smith
90 for pa, m.pt and sometime. directed payments of
d. bts In Nee York The course Of bsstosss ~ smith
Co va. ihs'sms Two sesounts .sre hept bet ~e.n
the parties. On the 18th Msy. Is+s ClArs Co eo
elosso BY letter, 60 smith n co, . draft drawn by
Msury Purcell on Carpenter vsrm,ly for 81 900,
psysoie at sisbt n Harris sons and by th-m co.
dors d to ola 4 4 Co who eodor.ed the smith
60, tog. th.r With other drafts 40 srnoustsg In
all to Sif s5s "a at tn. s.me tine advising th.m OF
having drs-p TOR go ssz 40 aud ~ havios pss-ed
10 tb. cr.dt OF smith 60 sioe'6 4s Ga tbs 10th
May 1875 this dram Of asury Pa,c-i -ss presented
the .r.fr their check The Pno>ix Bans for 81 90
pay sbis Smith 20 That chess -ther sta soothr
shsr Bsuh aud left -rh the ssss,sp, OF TIE hi-r
vbe osrd.d the csshr he s.ot the check 20 the
N opix Bank where .ss certified % good. aud then
IN. chech -ere passed o cash 20 the credit OF
smith Co., IN their account ~ith the hans vhich o
ciudios tb.s. suns then amounted 70 t71eh o.. On
smoupt,r 70 $50 los 10 100 ana also charged 70 ,h-
their cheek 10 the order Of w. w smith aod by him
speor,.d sives for so 900 lent 70 s.nh Co eth
e,- dsys interest. ell of Witch amounted 20 fs,Tt2
500 o; thai. at IN. oo.- ~ that day there
b.lsps- du. IN. esos 81 80 eos sAioo. On the i1,h
May there returned To the hank not good dse
eh, chs rec te..d ~ Tn. bsoh from soith Co.. the
18th Msy cs-h. aod sent IN the usua course of
ehs.s. Tor pc, msns smosasns 20 50, saa a,,s .ssy
By them ter the esph fer - 600 pah,ps t2i os2 81 90
the 'sm. csy the hant r.esived from sod cr-dit.d
then With s24TS G.1uo having balance due To the
b.ps sis 80 W ~bish bssoo. paid On various
m tise TO uDe, until on thg 18Th September
pa, MT a 81 ass balanced aud co.ed IN. ACCOUNT
In shou NJ. lst Nav he nj ia In
case gave the babs notice that they olAiued said
amount Of 81 oco snd supory other s-sort-s sod on
Dn ,b- bth Nov.nbr I4b sner the .hol. amount dee
th. bsbh paid the bank gave 90 Cisrk 60 ssvs.
rel oisfts % spscins 81 the ofsfs drasn ~ Clark
Co. on sn.i,h 4 CO. masins the sooast of sO,sss -,
mentioned I'm the i.ter of to- 1bh Nay. five drafts
saoun'irs,o ta7se -.ts peitser soeep'ed nos pad
~ smith d Co but -er- returned TO aod tss.a no W
Cisrt sCc. The cheek sivsn i'r the loan made By
IN. b@ps to Smith Co, the 18th hsy, lstS, IL ~
Sr- .yo.s. lssh Nay, Isas }
P,y,ow W. Wilson Saith or srs.r sr.siy s,s shou.sss
ana ksr collars sla s.vsstssn cents
u.s.u.o 'swr.;ssi SON SnS ssiTa. T. SMITHS Co
The question po- TO he determined these facts L.
can Isrt 4 Go recover fon the Mercbssts, Bsos,
the amount 81 the said cheek on the rhspoix
Bsrk for 81 eco With interest IRON that time, rn-
defence is. that on rceisiDg said drafts, smith 4
Z O became .btors TO pisipuns for To. amoun nt ana
that they Is. Co became owners ~ the draft and
entitled 10 dispose Of spply tns they pl-a.ed
that the cheek of Carpenter Nermiye for 81 ouo.
rrei,ed BY smith 4 20 In payment of said drsn Of
ksory a furc.I sss cs.h 10 IN. hands of smth 30
vhich ey we're snitled 20 apply ss they p-~s-d and
IN. having been psis 10 and rsc.,ved by de-
fsndsbts essh ana minsed wth their other facds,
became the property of def pdsots and plsptns e~o
have ca,m sesnst then for it Aher rsc.ivins the
cbeehs 81 81 too sud 50 Oco for the of Jono e.
Smith 10 the def-ndspts paid and charged their
ust With the cheek 81 s2soot ~ sn3 the dsfsn-
osbu eops.quspily contend that they are bs.s ffs
hcldsrs Of the ssid and have ps'd good srd 70
iushls ccpsidtrstiop therefor. w W smith ess NOT
n.mb.r OF the firm q Smith h Co.; snd dessn-
dsDts further that they had notice of sny
claim ~ pisintins the ssid eheck for 1900 ueul
arr the irth May, lsss ard thrr rishts c.n Be In
NO viss sfsetsd By notice given alter that day
Adorned