Savings Bank v. Hunt
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to Hannibal Court of Common Pleas. — Hon. John T. Redd, Judge. 1. Tbe bond was intended to secure tbe plaintiff in tbe faithful performance of the duties of the office of cashier so long as Hunt-should hold that office. Sparks v. Farmers Bank, 9 Am. L. Reg. (N. S.) 365; Treasurers v. Lang, 2 Bailey (S. C.) 430; Daly v. Commonwealth, 75 Pa.
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Error to Hannibal Court of Common Pleas. — Hon. John T. Redd, Judge. 1. Tbe bond was intended to secure tbe plaintiff in tbe faithful performance of the duties of the office of cashier so long as Hunt-should hold that office. Sparks v. Farmers Bank, 9 Am. L. Reg. (N. S.) 365; Treasurers v. Lang, 2 Bailey (S. C.) 430; Daly v. Commonwealth, 75 Pa. St. 331; Oswald v. Mayor of Berwick, 5 H. L. Cases 856; Butler v. State, 20 Ind. 169; State v. Berg, 50 Ind. 496; Akers v. State, 8 Ind. 484; Spencer v. Champion, 9 Conn. 536; Thompson v. State, 37 Miss. 518; Middlesex' Man. Co. v. Lawrence, 1 Allen…
1Opinion of the CourtHenry, J.
This is a suit on a bond executed by William A. Hunt, as principal, and C. O. Godfrey and Josiah Hunt, as his securities. lu January, 1871, William A. Huut was appointed, by plaintiff’s board of directors, cashier of the bank, for the term of one year, and until his successor should be duly elected and qualified. The bond was required, not by the act under which the company was incorporated, but by a by-law of the company. The penalty of the bond was $20,000, and the condition was for the faithful discharge of his duties by Hunt, as cashier.
The bond was silent as to the term of office, and as…
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