Newport National Bank v. Hawksley

This is a petition for a writ of certiorari to review the action of the respondents, who constitute the board of bank incorporation, in granting the application of The Savings Bank of Newport for a permit to establish a branch office. The petitioner prays that the board’s action .and the certificate issued pursuant thereto be quashed. We issued the writ and in compliance therewith the pertinent records have been certified to this court.

It appears from such records that on March 13, 1959 The 'Savings Bank of Newport, a mutual savings bank organized under the laws of this state and located in…