Miller v. Norton & Smith
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Corporation Conrt of the city of Alexandria in a suit to wind up the affairs of an insolvent bank, in which suit the appellant filed a petition claiming the ownership of the proceeds of a check collected by the receivers of the bank. From an adverse decree the petitioner appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The first question raised and to be determined on this appeal is whether or not the title or ownership of a check for $629, deposited by the appellant, H. H. Miller, as agent, in the Culpeper branch of the Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation, passed when deposited to that corporation or remained in Miller, agent.
The facts material to the decision of that question are as follows: Prior to and during the months of November and December, 1910, the Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation (which will hereafter in this opinion be designated as “the bank”) was engaged in a general…
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