McShane v. Howard Bank
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court'of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Exception. — The plaintiff offered eight prayers, of which the five following were granted: 1. The Court instructs the jury that by the terms of the charter of the plaintiff no director or other officer thereof could lawfully borrow any money therefrom, and therefore Thomas S. Ridgaway could not, while cashier of the plaintiff, lawfully borrow any money from it, and if the jury…
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Appeal from the Superior Court'of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Exception. — The plaintiff offered eight prayers, of which the five following were granted: 1. The Court instructs the jury that by the terms of the charter of the plaintiff no director or other officer thereof could lawfully borrow any money therefrom, and therefore Thomas S. Ridgaway could not, while cashier of the plaintiff, lawfully borrow any money from it, and if the jury shall find from the evidence that the said Thomas S. Ridgaway, while acting as cashier of the plaintiff, did at…
1Opinion of the CourtMcSherry, J.
The Howard Street Savings Bank of Baltimore was incorporated in 1847 by the General Assembly of Maryland, and by subsequent legislation its powers were enlarged and its name was changed to the Howard Bank. By the third section of its charter, the Act of 1847, oh. 88, it was empowered to take bonds for the corporation from all or any of the officers, agents or servants appointed by the directors, with security conditioned in such form as they shall approve, “for the faithful execution of the duties of such officers, agents, or servants, and to secure said corporation from loss; ’ ’ and by the *146t…
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