Peterson v. School District No. 14

Lees, C.

Two school orders issued to plaintiff by defendant’s treasurer in payment of her wages as a teacher were not paid for want of funds. Thereafter the treasurer gave plaintiff two checks drawn on a bank at Badger, Minnesota, in exchange for the orders. She received one of the checks on Monday, April 10, 1922, and the other the next day. She did not present them for payment prior to April 15, 1922. The bank was insolvent on that day and the state bank examiner took charge of it. Plaintiff then brought suit to recover on the orders and obtained a verdict. Defendant moved for judgment…