Kincaid Trust & Savings Bank v. Hawkins

This is an appeal perfected by G-. H. Hawkins from the decree of the circuit court of Christian county, entered in a bill of interpleader proceedings to determine to whom should be paid a certain reward offered by the appellee, Kincaid Trust & Savings Bank of Kincaid, Illinois, in the sum of $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who robbed its bank.

In this decree, the court found that the appellant was not entitled to the reward, but that one Elwood Long was so entitled, and entered an order directing payment of the said $1,000 reward to Elwood Long.

To reverse…