Kirrane v. Boone

The trial court sustained a demurrer to plaintiff's petition, who refused to plead further, and final judgment was rendered for defendants and plaintiff has appealed. The sufficiency of the petition to state a cause of action in favor of plaintiff and against defendants is the sole point at issue.

The petition states that prior to September, 1926, the Franklin State Bank was legally incorporated and engaged in the general banking business at Franklin, Missouri, and on that date, being insolvent, by action of its board of directors, it voluntarily closed its bank and banking business and placed…