Lowndes v. City National Bank
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover an alleged balance of moneys deposited in the defendant bank, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Fairfield County, Roraback, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiffs for $43,661, and appeal by each party.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, J.
Jacob M. Layton, the cashier of the defendant and its principal executive and managing officer, was on March 31st, 1905, appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Theodore S. Lowndes, deceased, and continued to act in that capacity until his removal in June, 1906. As such administrator he, on April 5th, 1905, opened a deposit account with the defendant on behalf of said estate and in the name of “Estate of Theodore S. Lowndes.” To this account he thereafter, at various times down to May 31st, 1906, deposited moneys of the estate to the amount of $122,858.75. It is conceded…
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