Legal Opinion

Phillips v. Yates Center National Bank

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided June 10, 1916No. 20,253PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeal from Woodson district court; Oscar Foust, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

MASON, J.:

The Yates Center National Bank became insolvent. At the time it closed its doors Lucy J. Phillips, the clerk of the district court of Woodson county, had on deposit to her credit as such officer the sum of $2703.76. She brought an action against the receiver for this amount, on the theory that it constituted a trust fund. She recovered a judgment, and the defendant appeals.

1. The contention is made in behalf of the plaintiff that she placed the funds which she held as clerk in the bank as a special, deposit. It was shown that for a time she…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Davis v. Elmira Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Bank v. LanierSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
  3. State v. McFetridgeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1893
  4. Myers v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Kansas · 1893
  5. State v. HillNebraska Supreme Court · 1896

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Lawson v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
  2. Allen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1923
  3. Salt Lake City v. O'ConnorUtah Supreme Court · 1926
  4. Bignell v. CumminsMontana Supreme Court · 1923
  5. Central Bank v. LowdermilkArizona Supreme Court · 1922

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