Phillips Ex Rel. Phillips v. Savings Trust Co. of St. Louis

This is an action to establish as a preferred claim against defendant Savings Trust Company of St. Louis, in charge of O.H. Moberly, as Commissioner of Finance, for the purpose of liquidation, a balance of twelve dollars due plaintiff on a savings account as evidenced by his pass book. Plaintiff charges in his petition as a ground for a preference that he is a minor, and that his claim is based on deposits of money made by him with said Savings Trust Company with its knowledge of his minority.

The cause was tried on an agreed statement of facts, and the court gave judgment allowing plaintiff's…