Mount Vernon Bank v. Porter
Supreme Court of Missouri
Transferred from St. Louis Court of Appeals. (1) All tbe correspondence between Porter and tbe W. 0. Little Bond Company concerning tbe negotiation and sale of those bonds, while be was plaintiff’s cashier, is competent evidence on those issues, and should have been admitted.
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Transferred from St. Louis Court of Appeals. (1) All tbe correspondence between Porter and tbe W. 0. Little Bond Company concerning tbe negotiation and sale of those bonds, while be was plaintiff’s cashier, is competent evidence on those issues, and should have been admitted. (2) The motion to set aside the nonsuit, and for a new trial, was filed on the very day the nonsuit was taken; •and at the same term, and before said motion was considered by the court, plaintiff asked leave of the court to amend said motion by inserting another cause for a new trial (i. e. newly discovered evidence),…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
This is an action upon the defendant Porter’s official bond as cashier of the plaintiff bank, charging him with converting commissions belonging to the bank, and arising out of the negotiation and sale of certain bonds *179issued by the Pierce City Water Company while be was cashier of the bank. The trial resulted in a judgment for defendants, whereupon the case was appealed to the St. Louis Court of Appeals, where the judgment was reversed, but the case was certified to this court upon the ground that the opinion of that court is in conflict with the opinions of the Supreme Court in State v.…
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