Madden v. Wright
Madden v. Wright
Opinion of the Court
Wright as receiver of the Merchants & Traders' Bank of Brunswick brought suit against Mrs. Madden, alleging that she was indebted to him upon an overdrawn account as a depositor of the bank of which he was receiver. The defendant filed a plea., denying that she was indebted to the-plaintiff, and averring that on the 16th day of December, 1897, there was placed to her credit on the books of the bank the-sum of $588.76, and that on the 21st day of December of that-year the further sum of $11.10 was placed to her credit, making an aggregate amount of $599.86, no part of which has ever-been drawn from the bank either by the defendant or by any one authorized by her. The prayer of the plea was that she have-judgment against the plaintiff for the amount above referred to. Upon the trial it appeared that Dr. Madden, the husband off the defendant, was president of the bank, and that his individual checks in an amount sufficient to make the apparent overdraft-in Mrs. Madden’s account had been charged to her account-without her knowledge, consent, or authority. It further ap
The uncontradicted evidence in the case showing that the money which had been placed to the credit of Mrs. Madden was her money, she became thereby a depositor of the bank to that extent; and there being no evidence that the money was ever drawn out either by her or by any one having authority from her to do so, she was entitled to a judgment for the amount • shown to have been deposited to her account. The judge therefore erred in refusing to grant her a new trial.
Judgment reversed.
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