Williams v. Byrd

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Richardson

Affirming.

Prior to and on the 5th day of February, 1930, the Hargis Bank & Trust Company, a corporation, organized and existing under the laws of this commonwealth, was engaged in the general hanking business at Jackson, Ky. On that date it closed its doors and was placed in the hands of the state hanking and securities commissioner, • under section 165a-16, Kentucky Statutes.

James S. Williams was at the time a depositor of the hank and trust company. The Byrds were indebted to it many thousand dollars evidenced by notes. Wil liams, suing for himself and…