Union Trust Co. v. Simmons

PRATT, Chief Justice.

This matter comes before the court in the form of a petition for an alternative writ of mandamus to compel respondent to act upon the application of the Union Trust Company to establish a branch bank in Ogden, Utah, or to show cause why he should not do so.

Briefly stated the facts are these:

The petitioner filed with the respondent Bank Commissioner a written application to establish a branch bank in Ogden, Utah, and paid the required filing fee. Thereafter, the application and filing fee were returned to the petitioner by the bank commissioner, together with a letter…