Cohen v. Tradesmen's National Bank

Citations

• 262 Pa. 76
• 105 A. 43
• 4 A.L.R. 518
• 1918 Pa. LEXIS 591

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Banks and banking — Collection of check — Principal and agent — Extent of collecting bank’s liability.</p> <p>1. An action for negligence can be maintained only for the breach of some duty, express or implied, which defendant owes to plaintiff, either specifically or as a part of the general public.</p> <p>2. .For negligence in collecting a check the collecting bank is liable only to the person or corporation who employed it to make the collection.</p>