First National Bank v. Drake
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Bourbon District Court. Action brought April 16, 1881, by The First National Bank of Fort Saott, Kansas, against G. F. Drake, to recover for alleged violations by Drake of his trust as a cashier and president of the bank.
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Error from Bourbon District Court. Action brought April 16, 1881, by The First National Bank of Fort Saott, Kansas, against G. F. Drake, to recover for alleged violations by Drake of his trust as a cashier and president of the bank. The petition alleged that from May 5, 1877, until September 28, 1880, Drake was the largest stockholder of the bank and a director thereof, and that upon May 5, 1877, he was elected as its cashier, and held that office continuously and acted as such up to July 7, 1880, when he was elected president of the bank, and held the office of president continuously and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
*576„ .. ,, , National bank— ?n directorías aboard. *574This case can be easily disposed of. The only question presented arises upon the refusal of the court to enter judgment in favor of the plaintiff upon the findings of the jury for the amount of money taken from the bank by the defendant as interest on demand certificates of deposit that had been issued to himself while he was serving as president *575and cashier of the bank. The defendant admits that he took the money at the times and in the amounts charged by the plaintiff, and the jury have…
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