Legal Opinion

Merchants' National Bank v. McNeir

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided October 3, 1892PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal by defendant, George McNeir, receiver of the First National Bank of Anoka, Minnesota, from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Lochren, J., made March 19, 1892, refusing a new trial. This action was brought by the Merchants’ National Bank of St. Paul, Minnesota, against George McNeir, who was appointed by the comptroller of the currency receiver of the First National Bank of Anoka, Minnesota.

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Appeal by defendant, George McNeir, receiver of the First National Bank of Anoka, Minnesota, from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Lochren, J., made March 19, 1892, refusing a new trial. This action was brought by the Merchants’ National Bank of St. Paul, Minnesota, against George McNeir, who was appointed by the comptroller of the currency receiver of the First National Bank of Anoka, Minnesota. The purpose of the action was to establish a claim in favor of the plaintiff bank against the estate of the First National Bank of Anoka, by reason of an indorsement of the Anoka…

1Opinion of the Court

Vanderburgh, J".

This action was tried by the court, and from its findings tüe following facts appear: One P. F. Pratt was during all the time, from the year 1883 until after January 16, 1889, the cashier of the First National Bank of Anoka, which bank, through its cashier, had, during all that time, transacted a large amount of business with the plaintiff.

On September 17, 1888, one Maria B. Nell had executed her promissory note to the First National Bank of Anoka for $5,000, with interest payable in four months from date without grace; and September 27th following, the plaintiff discounted…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Welch v. . SageNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
  2. Atlas National Bank v. SaveryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1879

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Rosemond v. GrahamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
  2. Haugan v. SunwallSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
  3. First National Bank v. BuschSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
  4. Bank of Montreal v. BeecherSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
  5. First National Bank v. AndersenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919

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