WASHINGTON MECHANICS' SAV. BANK v. DISTRICT T. INS. CO.

No. 5759.

65 F.2d 827 (1933)

WASHINGTON MECHANICS' SAV. BANK v. DISTRICT TITLE INS. CO. et al.

Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.

Decided May 29, 1933.

Rehearing Denied June 12, 1933.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy Mason and Robert A. Littleton, both of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Hugh H. Obear and Jo. V. Morgan, both of Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB, VAN ORSDEL, HITZ, and GRONER, Associate Justices.


MARTIN, Chief Justice.

An appeal from a judgment against a collecting bank for the proceeds of a check collected by it upon a forged indorsement.

It appears that on March 27, 1929, the appellees, who are title insurance companies acting conjointly, and are hereinafter called the title companies, had occasion in the ordinary course of business to pay to one Johnson the sum of $1,576.84 in settlement of a note. They were informed that one De Veile held the note...

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