People Ex Rel. Russell v. Farmers State & Savings Bank of Grant Park

The Farmers State and Savings Bank of Grant Park, Illinois, was closed by the Auditor of Public Accounts during the latter part of March, 1920. A bill in chancery was thereafter filed in the circuit court of Kankakee county by the State Auditor for the purpose of liquidating the affairs of the bank and Harry S. Streeter was appointed receiver. During April, 1928, Robert B. Hamman filed an intervening sworn petition in the same court, alleging that he was the duly appointed and qualified school treasurer of township 32 in Kankakee county; that he had previously filed with the receiver a claim…