Amick v. First Nat. Bank of Pikeville

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner—

Reversing.

On August 7, 1933, an insurance company delivered to appellant a check for $1,280.36 in payment of a life policy. The day following she went to the bank of appellee, defendant below, indorsed and banded it to I. E. Brooks, then assistant cashier, directing him to place $280.36 to her checking account, and the balance to a savings account. Brooks promptly credited the first sum to her checking account, but instead of entering any balance to savings account took $1,000 in currency from the till and placed in it a lock box to which he had a…