Detroit National Bank v. Union Trust Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Frazer, J. The Detroit National Bank filed its claim with the Union Trust Company, receiver of the City Savings Bank, on certain certified checks, and on disallowance of its claim filed its petition to intervene. An issue was framed and tried on the law side of the court, resulting in judgment for the receiver, and claimant brings error. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The City Savings Bank of Detroit closed its doors and went into the hands of a receiver, owing to the failure of its vice president, Frank C. Andrews. The Detroit National Bank filed a claim against it, based upon two checks, drawn by Andrews, certified by the assistant cashier of the city bank, and discounted by Andrews at the Detroit National Bank. The case was tried by a jury, a verdict was found for the defendant, and the claimant has appealed.
The case must ultimately turn upon the bona fides of claimant’s purchase of the checks, and as the more important assignments of error relate to…
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