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Winfield v. Ott

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided July 30, 1898PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Error from the Probate Court of Kay County, before Yirgil K. Brotan, Probate Judge. STATEMENT OP PACTS. Action by Theodore Ott against J. D. Winfield. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.

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Error from the Probate Court of Kay County, before Yirgil K. Brotan, Probate Judge. STATEMENT OP PACTS. Action by Theodore Ott against J. D. Winfield. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error. The petition in this case charged that the Farmers’ & Merchants’ Bank was a banking corporation, duly organized and doing business at Blackwell, Oklahoma Territory; that the defendant was a director thereof; that on’ the 11th day of O'ctober, 1895, the bank received a deposit from the plaintiff upon an open account, subject to plaintiff’s check, oí the sum of $550; that on the 24th day of…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of tbe court by

McAtee, J.:

Tbe sole question in tbe case arises under sections 1 and 3 of chapter 7, (“Bank Depositors,”) of tbe Statutes of Oklahoma, which are as follows:

“Section 1: It shall be unlawful for any president, director, manager, cashier, or other officer or clerk of any banking institution, or any private banker or officer or clerk of a private bank doing business in this Territory, to receive or assist to, or permit the reception of any deposit of money or other valuable thing in such bank or banking institution; or for any such banker, officer or clerk to create or…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Paris v. BecknerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1930
  2. McConnell v. RaySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937

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