Bowes v. National City Bank

In order to decide this motion it is necessary to consider what matters concerning which plaintiff seeks to examine defendant before trial are material and necessary to the prosecution of the action.

The complaint alleges that plaintiff’s intestate, Henry W. Bowes, was indebted to the defendant for money loaned upon his promissory note in the amount of $84,053.12, which was secured by collateral consisting of stocks and bonds which had at the time of his death a market value of approximately $153,662.75; that after the appointment of the plaintiff as administrator the said securities…