Wolfe v. Second National Bank of Parkersburg
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Wood County. Suit by W. H. Wolfe against the Second National Bank of Parkersburg. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant
1Opinion of the Court
De¡Nt, Judge:
The Second National Bank of Parkersburg complains of a decree against it rendered by the circuit court of Wood county in favor of W. IP. Wolfe canceling and annulling a certain $5,000 note, and the deed of trust executed to secure the same.
The bill alleges that during a panic or run on the bank occasioned by the defalcation of Lee B. McFarland, acting as individual bookkeeper and teller of such bank, the plaintiff, who was cashier, for the purpose of putting the bank on a safe basis, executed to the bank seven five thousand dollar negotiable notes, amounting to $35,000.00, with a…
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