A-97205: Mar 25, 1940

IS NOT SUFFICIENT PER SE TO PRECLUDE THE GOVERNMENT FROM DEMANDING RECLAMATION ON THE CHECKS. THE SUCCESSFUL PLEADING OF A DEFENSE OF DELAY IN NOTIFYING ENDORSERS ON FORGED CHECKS IS DEPENDENT UPON A SHOWING OF REAL PREJUDICE TO THE ENDORSERS' INTEREST. AS FOLLOWS: REFERENCE IS MADE TO A LETTER DATED OCTOBER 19. THE REPORT FURNISHES A DESCRIPTION OF THIRTY-TWO CHECKS DRAWN TO PERSONS WHO WERE NOT...

A-97205: Feb 03, 1944

The proposition as set forth in the letter from the Department of Agriculture has been given the most careful consideration, and because there is here involved matters not only of concern to the administrative responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture but the fundamental responsibilities of the Bureau of the Budget and the General Accounting Office, as respects the accounting for and repor...