44 Barb. 175 | N.Y. Sup. Ct. | 1865
Upon the facts found by the court at special term, the defendants can not be regarded
The defendants insist, however, that by the advances ref'ered to they paid the claim which the Medina Bank had against them for the amount collected on the note; but here again, the difficulty is that the court has not so found.
The defendants also contend that the plaintiff can not maintain this action, for the reason that their bank was the agent of the Medina Bank in respect to the collection of the note, and owed no duty to the plaintiff. But the pleadings admit the reverse of this to he the fact. The complaint expressly alleges that “ the plaintiff employed the defendant to collect the note; which the defendant undertook to do
The judgment should be reversed, and a new trial ordered, with costs to abide the event.
Ordered accordingly.
E. Darwin Smith, J. 0, Smith and. Johnson, Justices.)