Garfield County v. Pearl

This is an action by the county of Garfield against Jesse L. Pearl, its former treasurer, and his bondsman, Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company, to recover funds on deposit in the First State Bank and the Farmers Bank, Burwell, Nebraska, said banks having been found insolvent and taken over by, and placed under the control of, the banking department of the state of Nebraska, which funds the county alleged were deposited in said banks contrary to law.

The amended petition reflects the following: Jesse L. Pearl was elected treasurer of Garfield county November 4, 1930, for a term of four…