Gerrish v. Muskegon Savings Bank
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Muskegon; Russell, J. Trover by Anna E. Gerrish against the Muskegon Savings Bank. There was judgment for defendant on a verdict directed by the court, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Moore, 0. J.
This is- an action of trover to recover the value of a quantity of jewelry and coins which were left with the defendant bank by the husband of the plaintiff and placed in its vault. Upon the close of the testimony the trial judge directed a verdict in favor of defendant. The case is brought here by writ of error.
The plaintiff was a depositor in defendant bank. Her husband was also a depositor. In addition to that, he hired from the bank a deposit box, which was kept in the vault of the bank, for the use of which he paid $3.50 a year. His version of what occurred when he left the…
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