Lilenquist v. Utah State Nat. Bank

McDONOUGH, Justice.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover for the alleged conversion by the defendant of a certain savings account passbook and the savings account represented thereby, of the value of two hundred dollars. In addition to the value of the savings account, plaintiff prayed special and exemplary damages. Defendant’s answer is a general denial.

The record discloses that plaintiff’s brother-in-law, L. W. Lilenquist, desiring to borrow $500, arranged to have his mother and the plaintiff each open a savings account in the sum of $200 with the defendant bank, for the purpose of…