Lancaster County v. State

The following states plaintiff’s cause of action in substance: In January, 1893, the Capitol National Bank of Lincoln was an authorized county depository. The treasurer of Lancaster county had on deposit therein $39,660.62, public money derived from the payment of taxes. Upon the 21st of that month the bank failed, and over $32,000 of the amount deposited was lost. The county treasurer, acting upon his own judgment, shortly afterwards paid to the state treasurer out of county funds the amount of $10,348.27 for taxes collected by Lancaster county for the state and lost by the failure of the…