First State Bank of Dunn Center v. Northern Trust Co.

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BeoNsoN, J.

This is an action on a fidelity bond. The jury returned a verdict in plaintiff’s favor for $10,000, the amount of the bond. Defendants have appealed from the judgment and from an order denying judgment non obstante, or, in the alternative, a new trial.

The complaint alleges a breach of the bond in the years 1919, 1920, and up to January 14th, 1921, through the embezzlement of plaintiff’s cashier, the principal in the bond.

The record is voluminous. Numerous exhibits were introduced. A week was consumed in taking evidence. The record has been carefully examined. Only the…