Fitzgerald v. Blocher

Pindall, Sp. J.:

This was an action by Blocher against Fitzgerald to recover damages for the wrongful appropriation and sale of certain Arkansas State scrip deposited as a pledge by Blocher with Fitzgerald’s agents, as a collateral security for a note executed by Blocher to said agents for borrowed money. The note was dated December 11, 1874, and payable in 30 days (“ fixed”), to the order of Behen and Rumbough, agents, at the banking office of George Brodie & Sons, and contains a provision, to the effect: That having deposited or pledged to Behen and Rumbough as. security for the payment of…