People ex rel. Barrett v. Rio State Bank

The Rio State Bank of the town of Bio closed on March 26, 1937, and is now in charge of a receiver for liquidation. During his lifetime Sam Lavis, who died on December 24, 1936, had a savings account in the bank of $6,122.11. The account shows a deduction of $5,000 made on March 3,1933, which it is conceded was not an ordinary withdrawal by Mr. Lavis. The legal consequences of the transactions between the bank and Mr. Lavis, resulting in this reduction of his account is a matter of controversy between the receiver and the administrator of the estate of Sam Lavis.

The administrator filed an…