Curry v. Wisconsin National Bank
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. contended, inter alia„ that tbe bonds were negotiable instruments, and an innocent pledgee was a bolder in due course; that giving credit to tbe Mineral Point bank by Allen’s direction was equivalent to paying it tbe money. Montrose Sav. B'cmlc v. Claussen, 137 Iowa, 73, 114 N. W. 547; Sharpless v. Welsh, 4 Dali. 279 Little Wolf River Imp.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. contended, inter alia„ that tbe bonds were negotiable instruments, and an innocent pledgee was a bolder in due course; that giving credit to tbe Mineral Point bank by Allen’s direction was equivalent to paying it tbe money. Montrose Sav. B'cmlc v. Claussen, 137 Iowa, 73, 114 N. W. 547; Sharpless v. Welsh, 4 Dali. 279 Little Wolf River Imp. Oo. v. Jaclcson, 66 Wis. 42, 27 N. W. 625; Sterling v. Ryan, 72 Wis. 36, 40, 37 N. W. 572; Lane v. Magdeburg, 81 Wis. 344, 348, 51 N. W. 562; Nat. G. R.. Go. v.…
1Opinion of the Court
Timlih;, J.
On or about November 1, 1905, tbe plaintiff left with tbe Eirst National Bank of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, for safe keeping ten bonds of tbe United States, each payable to bearer and aggregating $5,000. September 10, 1909, Phil Allen, Jr., vice-president of tbe bank last mentioned and active in its management, without authority express or implied from tbe plaintiff and under circumstances amounting to larceny, took these bonds and pledged them with tbe defendant bank as collateral security to Allen’s personal note for $5,000, and ordered tbe avails of such note to be credited to…
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