Wetherell v. O'Brien

The appellant is the assignee of Melville T. Roberts, insolvent, and is administering the assets under the direction of thejCounty Court.

Roberts was a banker. February 17, 1890, the appellee and her son-in-law, Garrity, who was executor of her deceased husband’s estate, went to the bank, she carrying §1,900. Garrity told Roberts that she wanted him to loan the money out as soon as he could upon a good first real estate security under the direction of the judge of the Probate Court, and that she did not want any interest for it while it was in his hands.

She took no part in the conversation and…