Burket v. Bank of Hollywood

At the time the Bank of Hollywood was taken over by the superintendent of banks, it held certain money on deposit in an escrow account. The question upon this appeal is whether the respondents are entitled to pay ment of the money in full and in preference to the claims of the general creditors of the bank.

The escrow deposit was received by the bank in a transaction with F. O. Burket, Sr. He died shortly thereafter. The bank issued checks against the deposit made payable to Mr. Burket, Sr., and these came into the possession of respondent Virginia Burket, his widow, as the executrix of his…