Lind v. Porter

This is an appeal by the commissioner of finance from a judgment modifying his classification of a claim filed against the Commercial State Bank, an insolvent bank.

Respondents, on December 1, 1921, had on general deposit, subject to check, in the Commercial State Bank, the sum of $1,790.36. Lind Jensen owed one Taylor $1,389.93, and by telephone requested the Commercial State Bank to forward to the First National Bank of Ririe the sum of $1,389.93, which the bank promised and agreed to do for the payment of the amount due from Lind Jensen to Taylor. The bank thereupon drew its cashier's check…