Legal Opinion

Meredith Village Savings Bank v. Simpson

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1879PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Error from Douglas District Court. On December 10, 1877, William A. Simpson commenced an action against Joseph J. Orippen, in the district court for Douglas county, for an accounting and for a dissolution of their partnership; and on the same day, by an order made in the action by the judge of said district court, James S. Crew was appointed a receiver of the partnership, to take possession of the partnership property and pay the partnership debts.

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Error from Douglas District Court. On December 10, 1877, William A. Simpson commenced an action against Joseph J. Orippen, in the district court for Douglas county, for an accounting and for a dissolution of their partnership; and on the same day, by an order made in the action by the judge of said district court, James S. Crew was appointed a receiver of the partnership, to take possession of the partnership property and pay the partnership debts. On February 28, 1878, The Meredith Village Savings Bank filed a petition in said action, representing that it was a private banking corporation,…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Horton, C. J.:

This action was brought in the court below to recover possession of certain personal property, consisting of United States and national bank notes of the value of $1,556.22, alleged to have been received by W. A. Simpson and J. J. Crippen, as the agents of the said savings bank, and as the property of said bank. The petition further alleged, that Simpson and Crippen received the bank notes in 1877, while copartners in business under the name of “The Simpson Bank,” of the city of Lawrence, in this state; that on December 10th, 1877, the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Kinney v. CrockerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1864
  2. Allen v. Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
  3. St. Joseph & Denver City Railroad v. SmithSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877
  4. Goddard v. BossonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1878

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Caster v. FlannellySupreme Court of Kansas · 1915
  2. City Bank of Wheeling v. BryanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
  3. State ex rel. Godard v. State Bank of CirclevilleSupreme Court of Kansas · 1911
  4. State Ex Rel. Stauffer v. HalleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1932
  5. Patrick v. EellsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1883

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