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JOHNSON v. LANKFORD

No. 96.

245 U.S. 541 (1918)

38 S.Ct. 203

62 L.Ed. 460

JOHNSON v. LANKFORD ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 28, 1918.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Charles West for plaintiff in error. See Martin v. Lankford, infra, 547, 548.

No brief filed for defendants in error.

MR. JUSTICE McKENNA, after stating the case as above, delivered the opinion of the court.

Whether the District Court had jurisdiction was necessarily to be determined by reference to the case made by the petition. Hence we have given it at some length, omitting repetitions. It will be observed that the basis of the action is the neglect of duty of Lankford as bank commissioner, by which plaintiff has been damaged to the amount of his certificate of deposit. The insurance...

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