B-79309, MAY 23, 1956
Highlights
YOUR CLAIM FOR THE PROCEEDS OF THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED CHECK WAS FULLY CONSIDERED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BY OUR OFFICE AND WAS DISALLOWED FOR THE REASON THAT A REPORT RENDERED BY THE EXAMINER OF QUESTIONED DOCUMENTS. - DISCLOSED THAT A CAREFUL EXAMINATION AND COMPARISON OF THE WRITTEN ENDORSEMENT ON THE CHECK WITH SPECIMENS OF HANDWRITING KNOWN TO BE YOURS RESULTED IN THE CONCLUSION THAT THE SAID ENDORSEMENT IS YOUR OWN SIGNATURE AND THAT YOUR ALLOCATION OF NONNEGOTIATION OF THE CHECK WAS NOT SUBSTANTIATED. YOUR REQUEST FOR REVIEW WAS FULLY CONSIDERED AND THE ACTION TAKEN IN DISALLOWING YOUR CLAIM FOR THE PROCEEDS OF THE CHECK WAS SUSTAINED BY OFFICE LETTER DATED DECEMBER 5. WHICH WAS MAILED TO YOU AT U.S.N.S.
B-79309, MAY 23, 1956
TO MR. JESSIE L. DONLEY:
YOUR RECENT LETTER, WITH ENCLOSURE, ADDRESSED TO THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, REQUESTING FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF YOUR CLAIM FOR THE PROCEEDS OF TREASURY CHECK NO. 240,432, FOR $359.05 DRAWN TO YOUR ORDER ON MARCH 3, 1945, HAS BEEN FORWARDED HERE FOR REPLY.
YOUR CLAIM FOR THE PROCEEDS OF THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED CHECK WAS FULLY CONSIDERED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BY OUR OFFICE AND WAS DISALLOWED FOR THE REASON THAT A REPORT RENDERED BY THE EXAMINER OF QUESTIONED DOCUMENTS, TREASURY DEPARTMENT--- A GOVERNMENT HANDWRITING EXPERT--- DISCLOSED THAT A CAREFUL EXAMINATION AND COMPARISON OF THE WRITTEN ENDORSEMENT ON THE CHECK WITH SPECIMENS OF HANDWRITING KNOWN TO BE YOURS RESULTED IN THE CONCLUSION THAT THE SAID ENDORSEMENT IS YOUR OWN SIGNATURE AND THAT YOUR ALLOCATION OF NONNEGOTIATION OF THE CHECK WAS NOT SUBSTANTIATED.
THE RECORDS SHOW THAT BY LETTER POSTMARKED OCTOBER 6, 1955, YOU REQUESTED REVIEW OF THE ACTION TAKEN. YOUR REQUEST FOR REVIEW WAS FULLY CONSIDERED AND THE ACTION TAKEN IN DISALLOWING YOUR CLAIM FOR THE PROCEEDS OF THE CHECK WAS SUSTAINED BY OFFICE LETTER DATED DECEMBER 5, 1955, B-79309, WHICH WAS MAILED TO YOU AT U.S.N.S. MISSION L.A., MATHIASEN TANKER IND-S., PUBLIC LEDGER BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, THE ADDRESS FURNISHED IN YOUR LETTER POSTMARKED OCTOBER 6, 1955. HOWEVER, THE SAID LETTER, WHICH IS ATTACHED, WAS RETURNED TO OUR OFFICE BY THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT THE ENVELOPE BEING STAMPED "RETURN TO WRITER UNCLAIMED.'
SINCE YOUR CURRENT CORRESPONDENCE CONTAINS NO EVIDENCE NOT PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED BY OUR OFFICE, A MODIFICATION OF OUR EARLIER DECISION IS UNWARRANTED.
THE ENCLOSURES SUBMITTED WITH YOUR LETTER POSTMARKED OCTOBER 6, 1955, AND YOUR RECENT CORRESPONDENCE ARE RETURNED HEREWITH.