Lee v. . Bank

On 31 October, 1914, Mrs. C. C. Lee deposited in the Merchants Bank of Durham the sum of $500, and at the time of making the deposit received a certificate for said sum, duly signed by the cashier of said bank. Subsequently the plaintiff delivered said certificate of deposit to C. B. Green, clerk of the Superior Court of Durham County, in lieu of a guardian bond. The plaintiff filed a final account as guardian and requested the clerk to return said certificate to her, but did not receive it. C. B. Green died in July or August, 1916, and E. L. Tilley succeeded him as clerk of the Superior…