Barsness v. Tiegen

Action to recover from the directors of the Farmers State Bank of Brandon the amount of certain certificates of deposit evidencing moneys deposited in the hank when it was unsafe and insolvent, less amounts paid thereon in course of liquidation, upon the ground that the directors knew or had good reason to know the unsafe or insolvent condition of the hank when the deposits were received. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendants, except one against whom there was no award of damages, appeal from the judgment.

On June 24, 1925, Albert Barsness, the father of the plaintiff, received…