Security Bank v. National Bank of Commonwealth

Daniels, J.:

A receiver was appointed, nnder the national currency act,* of the books, assets and records of the defendant, as an insolvent national banking association, in September, 1873, and he entered upon the discharge of his duties in that capacity. After that, and on the fourth of March, 1874, the summons in this action was served upon George Ellis, the defendant’s president, and he, to use Ms own language concerning his singular and extraordinary conduct following the service, supposing that his connection with the' bank ceased by the appointment of the receiver, “ took no notice *289of…