Downing v. Lane County State & Savings Bank

This controversy is governed by the facts. The law applicable is simple and settled. Did plaintiff authorize said Bergman to invest, loan, collect and reinvest her funds as her agent? The question may be propounded in another way: Was plaintiff represented by her brother, E. S. Downing, authorizing the bank to so handle her funds without further consulting her?

E. S. Downing and said Henry Bergman were business associates and personal friends. Bergman was frequently at the home of said Downing in North Bend. Some of the money belonging to plaintiff, Pauline Downing, was loaned to business…