German American Bank v. Auth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1878, No. 87. Debt on a bond brought by the German American Bank, for use of O. Seibert, assignee, against John O. Auth, George A. Bannantine and Michael Ward.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1878, No. 87. Debt on a bond brought by the German American Bank, for use of O. Seibert, assignee, against John O. Auth, George A. Bannantine and Michael Ward. Auth having been appointed messenger of the bank, gave to it his bond in the sum of $10,000, with Bannantine and Ward as sureties, conditioned as follows : “Now, if the said John C. Auth shall and do well and truly, during any and all times hereafter, so long as he shall continue to hold the office of such messenger (under this or any future…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gordon
John O. Auth, the principal in the bond in suit, was messenger for the German American Bank, and as such was, from time to time, trusted to handle the moneys of that institution. On the 28th day of May 1875, according to the statement of Charles Seibert, the cashier, some three thousand and sixty-six dollars were placed in a tin box or till, used for such purpose, and, as he thinks, was delivered to Auth to be put into the safe. This was on Friday evening; the bank-vault and. safe were not opened until the next Monday morning, but when opened, it was found that the above-mentioned sum of…
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