Farmers National Bank v. Crooks

Mr. Presiding Justice Stone

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Edwards county in the sum of $7,402.88. The judgment was obtained by confession. It was opened up by the court on motion, and defendant given leave to file an answer. Trial of the issues was had and substantially the following facts are deducible from the record and are uncontradicted.

For many years plaintiff had been a national bank located at Grayville, Illinois, and from the year 1916 until January, 1935, E. P. Bowman was its president. In 1935, he was succeeded by his…