Town of East Hartford v. American National Bank
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Assumpsit, to recover of the defendant bank money deposited with it by the treasurer of the town; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County.
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Assumpsit, to recover of the defendant bank money deposited with it by the treasurer of the town; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County. The following facts were found by the court:— Leonard T. Pitkin was elected and qualified as treasurer of the plaintiff town in October, 1872, and was. annually thereafter re-elected and continued in the office until the 9th day of September, 1878, when he was removed and his successor appointed, he having previously absconded, a defaulter to the town in the sum of $3,878.92. This sum is the difference between receipts and payments by Pitkin,…
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
Leonard T. Pitkin, treasurer of the town of East Plartford, dejDosited town money with the American National Bank; he withdrew it upon official checks, but for his own private uses; afterwards the bank paid his official overdrawing checks, and discounted his official notes, the avails of which were deposited with it to his official account, and part of them at least were withdrawn upon official checks for town uses. Subsequently by official checks upon town money deposited with the bank he repaid the loan. The bank had no knowledge of the misappropriation. The treasurer had no power to borrow…
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