Adams County v. First Bank of Council

Respondent seeks to recover from appellants as a trust fund money claimed by respondent to have been placed on special deposit with appellant, First Bank of Council, a defunct institution in the hands of appellant, E. W. Porter, Commissioner of Finance. Appellants virtually admit that if respondent had the legal right to make a special deposit, the facts were sufficient to show the deposit to have been of that character. Their defense is based on the contention that it is not clear whether the deposits were made by George A. Winkler as “Treasurer” or “Tax Collector,” and that he was not…