Corbell v. Stengel

SMITH, Justice.

This action was brought by C. W. Cor-bell against George Stengel for damages for an alleged fraud perpetrated upon the former by the latter. In response to a directed jury verdict, judgment was rendered denying recovery to Corbell, who has appealed. The parties will be designated as plaintiff and defendant, respectively, as in the court below.

In brief, plaintiff alleged that defendant was cashier of a Menard bank, with which plaintiff transacted all his business; that he kept his notes and other business papers in the bank and transacted his banking and other business affairs…