Kelley v. Doepke

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff’s suit was to trace into funds coming into the hands of the receiver $2,200 collected for him by the hank, and fix a trust on those funds. It failed below because the District Judge thought plaintiff had not traced his moneys into the receiver’s hands.

We think the District Judge was right, The facts are stipulated. They are: In payment of a note and mortgage which appellant had left, for collection only, with the First National Bank of Avon Park, one Green-Watt gave the bank his personal check for $2,200 on the Highland Bank & Trust Company. The bank issued…