Downey v. Duquesne City Bank

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

From plaintiff’s statement of claim it appears that on June 6, 1922 a savings account was opened with defendant bank in the name of plaintiff, then a young child, by his father as trustee. From time to time additional deposits were made which with interest credits, amounted to a total of $1,120.37. The whole of this amount was withdrawn by the father and paid to the defendant bank to apply on his personal obligations to it. The bank accepted the proceeds of withdrawals from the account with full knowledge that the father was treating the fund as his own. Alleging that the…