, 1877-07-31
THE COURTS.
A Batch OF Decisions Given by
Judge Biodgett.
Record Of Judgments and New 8uita~.-
Proceedings in Bankruptcy.

from 4 correspondent at tia!csburg named II.
G. lsurplntnl. Shortly after tue stoSk arrived
man calling himself Burglanl appeared at
Lynn's of1cc, Introduced ht,nsclt as BurgiAui,
and requested tu he paid for tho stock. Lynn
accordingly gave llini elierk on tho unon
stoek.YarIs l'ank IN the following words:
,t't,cAoo, Dec. II. is7t.-Enton stock.Yards
ty-ahu hundred dollars.
The check waa signed with Lynn's name, but
THE spacs which Is Usually filed with tite word
"nr.lcr Or "bcarcr " was lett blank. This
check WAS presented at tue bank nult paid. It
tur,el out sttoftly afterward that the person
Who obtained the check WIS not uurg1anI, nor
was lle identified ia Burglantl. Tho original
l5utgtand subsequently brought tho prcseut
suit to recover the an,,,,nt of the check which
ilc alleges was wrougfufly paid to Dussnbrrry.
tile person who presented II. tbs bunk uefelll-
Cd, III the gruutni that tic check was in icgnl
effect check payable to bearer, ntsd sostc cyi-
dclce WIS introduced teuIing ~ stow that suct,
checks had been treated by the bank - CHECKS
judgc lIodgcit, however, dcetlcd TINT It was
payabc to burglantl only, aud II the bunk paid
It to the wFof!E person 1t Was still liable tu pay
burg!atd. A Judgment WAS thctcluru renlercl
IN Lis favor for shs amount Of tie check aud
interest.
TIE LAW or NEGOTIABLE FAfEK.
In the ease uf tic National Bank Ut Monroe,
Mich, ~. Page II Spragus, Of this city, also
~. rofsc ~ ~ h. wt,av s tmt,.."r M sr,t 4. ~"
befure tho maker Of u note. The suit WIS
brought to retuycr tile a,nount Of two promta-
sorry notes made by Maxwell, Wheeler d Co.,
nlni"iitf., hans IN simr",, *" Miph r,1e -" Z.
SpsaKue defended, on tile ground that due llfti-
Rcnec had not been llacd against tho makers b.
tile proseeut,on VI a snit aga!ns. them. Tho
notca wcro dutY protested Tor nun-payfnrnt.
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