Bank of Illmo v. Sturdivant Bank

This cause originated in the circuit court of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, by the plaintiff filing its petition therein on May 11, 1932, setting out its claim for preference against the Sturdivant Bank of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, for the sum of $500. It is conceded that the petition was filed in due time and is in conventional form and that all the antecedent steps were regular and were done in due time as required by the statutes.

The plaintiff bank was located at Illmo, about seven miles from Cape Girardeau. The last day of the life of the Sturdivant Bank was Saturday, November 5, 1932.…