{ "id": 5779036, "name": "The First National Bank of Springfield v. Amanda F. Coleman", "name_abbreviation": "First National Bank v. Coleman", "decision_date": "1882-10-28", "docket_number": "", "first_page": "508", "last_page": "512", "citations": [ { "type": "official", "cite": "11 Ill. App. 508" } ], "court": { "name_abbreviation": "Ill. 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Amanda F. Coleman." ], "opinions": [ { "text": "McCulloch, J.\nThe statement of this case as made by counsel for appellant in their brief is concurred in by counsel for appellee. It is as follows:\nIn the month of September, 1870, the plaintiff below, a married woman, sold to the Springfield and Illinois S. E. R. R. Co. lots 1 and 2 in block 5 in the old town plat of Springfield. The price agreed upon was $9,000. In September, 1870, she joined with her husband in executing a deed for the property, but it was not then delivered.\nAbout the 3d day of October, 1870, an arrangement was made by which two certificates were issued by the defendant bank in the following form:\n\u201c Deposited in the First Rational Bank by Mrs. Amanda F. Coleman, Springfield, Illinois, Oct. 3,1870, forty-five hundred, payane October 15, \u201970. Thirty-seven hundred and eighty-nine dollars and fifteen cents to be retained for mortgages.\u201d\n\u201c Deposited with First National Bank, by Mrs. A. F. Coleman, October 3, \u201970, forty-five hundred; payable March 1, \u201971.\u201d Memorandum on corner, \u201c.Note.\u201d\nWhat transpired on that day is a matter of dispute, but it will not be denied that in a few days thereafter, A. W. Coleman drew $4,500 of the amount deposited, on a check, which he drew in the name of his wife, he signing as her agent. Of the amount so drawn he applied the sum of $3,640.73 to the satisfaction of two mortgages or deeds of trust on the property sold, and received $859.27 in cash. After the 1st of March, 1871, Coleman commenced to draw checks against the second certificate of deposit of $4,500, and by the 21st of November, 1871, he had drawn the whole amount. Thus the entire $9,000-was exhausted. Coleman drew all the money on checks, to which he signed his wife\u2019s name, and himself as agent. After the money was drawn out the account was balanced, and the checks returned to Coleman.\nAbout the year 1878 the Coleman family moved to St. Louis.\nOn the25th day of April, 1879, this suit was commenced by Mrs. Coleman for the recovery of the money. Just before the commencement of the suit, Mr. Hamilton, oneof the attorneys of plaintiff, demanded the money from the bank in her behalf. This was the first time the officers of the bank ever heard that the authority of the husband to represent the wife was questioned. No complaint or demand had' ever been made, or notice given, till after the lapse of nearly nine years, when Coleman had ceased to be a resident of the State.\nThe case was tried upon appellant\u2019s plea of payment, in support of which it assumed the affirmative of the case. The main questions in the case were whether or not appellee\u2019s husband had authority in the first instance to draw the money, or not having such authority, did appellee afterward ratify what he had done? We express no opinion as to the weight of evidence upon these points.\nThe jury returned a verdict and the court rendered judgment for $6,889.65, which, after deducting the amount paid upon the mortgages from the said $9,000, is greatly in excess of the sum due appellee, unless she is entitled to interest.\nThe court at the instanceof appellee instructed the jury that the measure of damages would be the amount of the certificates with. interest at six per cent, per annum from the time the money specified became due, allowing appellant such credits as they might believe from the evidence it was entitled to.\nIn this we are of the opinion the court erred. As a general rule deposits of money in bank subject to the cheeks of the depositor draw no interest. \u25a0 The transaction in this case was not a loan. The so-called certificates were mere memoranda showing the amount of money deposited by appellee and the time when the same might be demanded. When the time came for payment the money stood to her credit on appellant\u2019s books subject to her checks. This is evident from the fact that it did actually pay checks supposed to have been drawn under her authority. We can discover nothing in the fact of the money being made payable at a future day to distinguish it from an ordinary deposit, except that appellant was not bound to pay it out until the day arrived.\nThese so-called certificates were sufficient evidence in writing of the existence of the debt, to save the cause of action until barred by the statute of limitations relating to written instruments, and, in case there had been unreasonable or vexations delay of payment, interest might have been recovered. Jassoy & Co. v. Horn, 64 Ill. 379. But it is equally true that, on a general deposit, the banker is entitled to demand of payment before a suit can be sustained against him for the deposit. Brahm v. Adkins, 77 Ill. 263.\nIt can not be said that there has been any unreasonable and vexatious delay, unless the debtor has thrown some obstacle in the way, or by some management of his own induced the creditor to prolong the term of proceeding against him. Sammis v. Clark, 13 Ill. 544; Hitt v. Allen, Id. 592; and the defending in good faith of a suit brought for the recovery of the money is not a vexations delay. Aldrich v. Dunham, 16 Ill. 403.\nAppellant in this case has done nothing which can he construed into an attempt on its part to hinder or delay appellee in obtaining her money. It had, as it supposed, once paid out the money upon appellee\u2019s checks, and no demand having been made by her it rested in the belief it had discharged the debt. It was not put in default by a demand'and hence can not be said to have, by any act of its own, delayed payment.\nAppellant became liable in its character of banker to appellee as its depositor and in no other capacity. It was therefore entitled to retain the money without liability to be sued therefor or to pay interest thereon until demand made for payment. We are therefore of the opinion the court erred in holding as it did, that the certificates in question by their own force, drew interest after the day of payment therein mentioned.\nThe judgment of the court below will therefore be reversed and the cause remanded.\nReversed and remanded.", "type": "majority", "author": "McCulloch, J." } ], "attorneys": [ "Messrs. Hay, Greene & Littler, for appellant;", "Messrs. Palmers, Robinson & Shutt, for appellee. \u00bb" ], "corrections": "", "head_matter": "The First National Bank of Springfield v. Amanda F. Coleman.\n\u25a01. Deposits m bank \u2014 Interest.\u2014As a general rule, deposits of money in bank, subject to the checks of the depositor, draw no interest. It seems that if there should be unreasonable and vexatious delay in payment the depositor might demand interest.\nL 2. Demand before suit. \u2014 Upon a general deposit in a bank the banker is entitled to demand of payment before a suit can be sustained against him by the depositor.\n3. Statute oe limitations. \u2014 A certificate of deposit in a bank is a Sufficient evidence in writing of the existence of a debt to save the cause of action until barred by the statute of limitations relating to written instruments.\nAppeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the 'Hon. C. S. Zanb, Judge, presiding.\nOpinion filed October 28, 1882.\nMessrs. Hay, Greene & Littler, for appellant;\nthat whatever is sufficient to put one upon inquiry must be regarded as notice of all that an inquiry would have disclosed, cited Russel v. Ransom, 76 Ill. 167; C. & R. I. R. R. Co. v. Kennedy, 70 Ill. 350; Harper v. Ely, 56 Ill. 179; Henneberry v. Morse, 56 Ill. 394; Babcock v. Lisk, 57 Ill. 327; Flint v. Lewis, 61 Ill. 299.\nThe court should not assume facts in an instruction nor tell the jury what weight to give any part of the evidence: Richmond v. Roberts, 98 Ill. 472; Elston Road Co. v. The People, 96 Ill. 584; Calef v. Thomas, 81 Ill. 487; Evans v. George, 80 Ill. 51; Pro. Life Ins. Co. v. Dill, 91 Ill. 174.\nMessrs. Palmers, Robinson & Shutt, for appellee. \u00bb" }, "file_name": "0508-01", "first_page_order": 504, "last_page_order": 508 }