Merrill v. First Nat. Bank of Jacksonville
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida. This was a bill filed by the National Bank of Jacksonville against T. B. Merrill, as receiver of the First National Bank of Palatka, and shows, among other things, that the appellee was a creditor of the First National Bank for one class of indebtedness, consisting of sundry drafts, amounting to $6,010.47, and for another class of indebtedness, consisting of certificates of deposit,…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida. This was a bill filed by the National Bank of Jacksonville against T. B. Merrill, as receiver of the First National Bank of Palatka, and shows, among other things, that the appellee was a creditor of the First National Bank for one class of indebtedness, consisting of sundry drafts, amounting to $6,010.47, and for another class of indebtedness, consisting of certificates of deposit, loans, and interest, amounting to $10,093.34, — making a total of $16,103.81 due the appellee from the First National Bank…
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). As this case was heard upon the bill and answer, it follows that all matters well pleaded in the bill, and not denied or avoided in the answer, responsive to the bill, or in avoidance of the same, are *151to be taken as true. Thus, considering the bill and answer, the following material facts appear: On the 17th of July, 1891, the First National Bank of Palatka failed, and thereafter the appellant was duly appointed by the comptroller of the currency as receiver of said bank, and entered upon his duties, taking charge of all the books, notes, accounts,…
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