Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1929

Tillman v. Guaranty Trust Co.

Tillman v. Guaranty Trust Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided June 15, 1929 · Finch
226 A.D. 862
Tillman v. Guaranty Trust Co.

Opinion of the Court

No opinion. Present — Dowling, P. J., Merrell, Finch, McAvoy and Proskauer, JJ.; Finch, J., dissents and votes for reversal.

Dissenting Opinion

Finch, J. (dissenting).

I dissent and vote to reverse the order and judgment granting motion to dismiss the complaint. The letters relied on were a mere inquiry and an answer denying liability on the basis of the bank’s present records, but qualifying this denial with a prayer for delay in the settlement of the account owing to the condition of confusion arising out of the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. This qualified denial and prayer for delay postponed the running of the statute.*

See Civ. Prae. Act, § 48. — • [Rep.

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