City of Barnsdall v. Barnsdall Nat. Bank

The defendant below has appealed. We will generally refer to the parties as plaintiffs and defendant, as they appeared in the trial court. Plaintiffs’ action is founded upon the fact that one Hammer, who at the time was vice president and active managing officer of the bank, and at the same time treasurer of the defendant city, paid by draft drawn by him on the hank two interest coupons for the city, totaling $6,015, and plaintiffs seek recovery upon the theory that the bank received no reimbursement therefor from the city. The drafts were drawn January 29. 1923, and July 31, 1923. It was…