Blomberg v. State Bank

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hopkins, J.:

The action was one to recover on account of the alleged breach of a bank’s contract to keep insured a customer’s bonds, deposited with it for safe-keeping. The defendant prevailed and plaintiff appeals.

The plaintiff owned $1,000 in Liberty bonds which he kept in a safety deposit box in the defendant bank. On and prior to November 16, 1922, he talked with the defendant’s cashier with reference to taking the bonds from his safety deposit box and depositing them with the defendant for safe-keeping. There was testimony that the cashier told him…