Wrenn v. Citizens National Bank
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action by a trustee in bankruptcy to recover moneys paid by the insolvent debtor to the defendant, the effect of which was alleged to be a wrongful preference, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County where the plaintiff was nonsuited in a trial to the jury before Kellogg, J., and from the refusal of the court to set aside such judgment the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBurpee, J.
The plaintiff’s evidence, considered most favorably to him, showed that Martin W. Brown, the bankrupt, began to carry on business in Waterbury in June, 1919, and opened a checking account in the defendant bank, which he continued in the course of his business as a good account. On December 5th, 1919, he made a promissory note for $500 payable to the defendant one month after date, which was discounted by the defendant and the proceeds added to his account. On'December 15th, 1919, he made another note for $500 payable to the defendant two months after date, which was used in the same manner.…
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