Bishop v. First National Bank

Citations

• 118 Md. 694

Syllabus

<p>A deposit was made in a savings-bank with instructions by.the depositor to the cashier to enter - in the pass-book furnished by the bank “this account is subject to withdrawal by” E. ¿F. T. (the daughter of the depositor). The depositor also directed the .same entry to be-made on the bank’s ledger and satisfied himself by examination that the entry was so made. Subsequently the depositor withdrew’ all the funds so deposited, but made a new and larger deposit,' subject to thé same conditions, which the depositor verified as before. 'A' suit for the deposit was brought against the bank by the administrator of the depositor and resulted in a judgment for -the defendant; on appeal this - judgment was affirmed by a divided Court.</p>