Buena Vista County v. Marathon Savings Bank

— This appeal involves two actions which were consolidated for the purpose of trial and decree, and by stipulation were tried on the same evidence and “as an equity action.” The first ease noted in the caption was instituted by Buena Vista County, Iowa, and W. C. Skiff, as treasurer of said county, to enforce a claim of $22,576.78 in favor of the county against A. L. Whitney, receiver of the Marathon Savings Bank, an insolvent, and the petition was filed in a receivership proceeding as a petition and claim for preference. In this case the American Surety Company intervened.

The second ease…