Kopecky v. City of Yoakum

The Court of Civil Appeals makes a very comprehensive statement of the facts and issues. of this case, and, in the interest of brevity, we adopt the statement of that court. We will, however, in the course of this opinion, make such further statement as is necessary to make our holdings clear.

This suit was instituted in the district court of De Witt county, Tex., by the city of Yoakum against Yoakum State Bank; James Shaw, state banking commissioner, and the sureties on several depository bonds of the bank. Trial in the district court resulted in an instructed verdict for the city, and…