First National Bank v. Town of New Milford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Assumpsit, on a note of $8000, dated December 28th, 1866, executed by “ J. J. Conklin, treasurer of the town of New Milford,” payable to the plaintiffs or their order on demand? and held by them ; tried in the Superior Court on the general issue closed to the court. The following facts were found by the court.
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Assumpsit, on a note of $8000, dated December 28th, 1866, executed by “ J. J. Conklin, treasurer of the town of New Milford,” payable to the plaintiffs or their order on demand? and held by them ; tried in the Superior Court on the general issue closed to the court. The following facts were found by the court. At the time the note was executed Conklin was treasurer of the town of New Milford, and had been such from the year 1860 with the exception of one year, and continued to be so until September, 1867, and was also the cashier-of the’ bank of the plaintiffs from the year 1858 down to…
1Opinion of the CourtButler, J.
The facts in this case are very simple and the law is equally so, and there is no aspect of them under which the defendants can be subjected upon the note.
Conklin was treasurer of the town, and cashier and loan officer of the bank. It is immaterial whether or not he had authority, as treasurer of the town, to draw the note and obtain the loan without the advice and . assent of the selectmen, if the money had been needed by the town. And immaterial whether the evidence offered and objected to was admissible or not. As the point is made however,- we decide that it was admissible.
Whether he had…
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