Commercial Bank v. Chatfield
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Bay; Maxwell, J. Case by the Commercial Bank of Bay City against 'Clarence B. Chatfield and Ira H. Wilder for negligence in the management of the bank’s funds. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
The plaintiff has appealed from a judgment rendered in the court below in favor of defendants. The case was tried by a jury. The plaintiff sued the defendants to xecover the sum of $6,000, taken by defendant Wilder, who was then its cashier. The money was obtained as follows: $1,500 in September, 1895, $3,500 in April, 1896, and $1,000 in June, 1896. It is claimed that because of the negligent acts of defendant Chut field, who was a director of the bank, and part of the time its president, he is liable to the bank for this money.
T?he record discloses that prior to June, 1895, defendant Wilder…
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