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Show DAMAGE TO DEPOSITOR Error of a Bank Clerk Caused His Checks to Be Dishonored. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 17. Judge Barrett, In charging a Jury, Bald that a depositor whose checks were dishonored, dishon-ored, although he had funds in the bank to meet, them, suffered an injury which entitled him to damages. The case on trial was that of Samuel Kurlak, a depositor in the Southwestern National bank. It was testified that while he had a little more than $300 in the bank, he drew four checks against it aggregating less than. $100. The checks were, returned . marked. "No funds." It was subsequently discovered that a bookkeeper in the bank had mixed Kurlak's account. The bank admitted ad-mitted Its mistake. The Jury gave Kurlak a verdict for $1000. . , . |