Robb v. Pennsylvania Co. for Insurance on Lives & Granting Annuities

Citations

• 186 Pa. 456
• 40 A. 969
• 1898 Pa. LEXIS 1026

Syllabus

<p>Banks and banking — Checks—Rubber stamp — Forgery.</p> <p>The mere procurement and possession of a, rubber stamp, which makes a substantial facsimile of the depositor’s bank signature, without the knowledge of the bank, does not, irrespective of the depositor’s negligence, relieve the bank from liability for money drawn on checks made by a person who had unlawfully and clandestinely obtained possession of the stamp and used it in signing the checks. In such a case the question whether the depositor took proper precautions to prevent an unlawful use of stamp, is for the jury.</p>