First National Bank of Buffalo v. Peoples State Bank, Inc.

REED, Justice.

This is the second appearance of this dispute before this court.1 Although the parties explore various nooks and crannies, both procedural and substantive, the basic issues for decision are few and limited. The respondent, Peoples State Bank, applied for permission to start a new bank in Hodgenville, LaRue County, Kentucky. The movant, First National Bank of Buffalo, LaRue County, Kentucky, an existing bank in the same locality, protested this potential competition. The Commissioner of Banking caused an extensive field investigation of the application to be made by an examiner…