Koelling v. Peterson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hopkins, J.:

The action is one of mandamus to compel the bank commissioner to issue a certificate on the bank depositors guaranty fund in favor of the plaintiff for money deposited in the Aulne State Bank.

The plaintiff is a sister of V. 0. Johnson who was cashier of the bank during all of the transactions here involved and at the.time of its closing. The evidence shows that when the bank was closed there were two accounts to the credit of the plaintiff, one for $5,000 and the other for a balance of $763.85; that the first account was begun December 5,…