GOZA v. FAIRMONT NATIONAL BANK OF FAIRMONT

No. 42866.

195 N.W.2d 424 (1972)

William M. GOZA, executor of the Estate of A. F. Wentworth, a. k. a. A. Fillmore Wentworth, Deceased, Respondent, v. FAIRMONT NATIONAL BANK OF FAIRMONT, Minnesota, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

February 11, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seifert, Johnson, Hand & Berens, Fairmont, for appellant.

Dougherty & Scott, Fairmont, for respondent.

Heard before KNUTSON, C. J., and PETERSON, KELLY, and HACHEY, JJ.


OPINION

KELLY, Justice.

Defendant bank appeals from the district court's denial of its alternative motion for amended findings or for a new trial. The factual setting concerns a purported pledge, and the issues are whether the pledgor had authority to make the pledge and whether a pledge was effectively created. We answer both questions in the affirmative, reverse the lower court's ruling, and order judgment for defendant.

Plaintiff is the executor...

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