Eyerman v. Second National Bank

One Herman Richtien in 1874 was the county treasurer of St. Louis county, and also county treasurer of school moneys for said county. He deposited of these school moneys the sum of $17,705.28 in *409the First National Bank of St. Louis to his credit as county school treasurer. The said bank thereafter failed, and the receiver delivered to said “ Richtien as county school treasurer” a certificate for said sum of $17,705.28. Said receiver thereafter delivered to Richtien a draft for $2,655:79, it being the amount of the first dividend of the assets of said bank payable to the order of “Herman…