Hay v. Denver Savings Bank

In 1922, and prior thereto, the plaintiff, Fred Hay, was a depositor in. the defendant bank. On account of illness in his family, he had moved to- Fort Morgan, Colorado, in July 1918, and continued to reside there until July 1928, at which time he returned to- Denver, Iowa, his former home. Before plaintiff went to Colorado he rented a safety-deposit box from the defendant bank, and delivered both keys to William Graening, the cashier, who had access to the box until about December 1936; and plaintiff also had a duplicate key, and access to the box at any time after his return in 1928. On…