Sawyer v. Ellis

This is an appeal from an order of the superior court of Yavapai county dismissing a petition of E. A. Sawyer, hereinafter called appellant, to set aside an order directing the payment of fees to John A. Ellis and T. J. Byrne, hereinafter called appellees, as attorneys for the state superintendent of banks, and for other affirmative relief against Ellis. The facts necessary for a determination of this case are not in dispute, and may be stated as follows:

The Prescott State Bank, hereinafter called the bank, was found to be insolvent some time in 1925, and was taken over by the superintendent…