First National Bank v. Wagner

MORÍARTY, C.

This action was begun by the respondent to recover on certain promissory notes. The case was tried as a jury case, but the court directed a verdict for plaintiff, and from the judgment entered upon said verdict and from the order denying a new trial defendants appeal.

In June, 1922, the appellant National Bank of Commerce was. financially embarrassed, and on the 17th day of that month W. EHeaton, a managing officer of respondent bank, met with the personal appellants and, with representatives of the appellant bank to devise means for liquidating the affairs of the appellant bank…