Bank of Billings - Billings, MT

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: January 12, 1925
Location: Billings, Montana (45.783, -108.501)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 003bd0f3

Response Measures

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Description

Article reports appellate action concerning appointment of a receiver for a state bank at Billings; no run reported. Insufficient detail on timing beyond the article date, but receiver appointment implies suspension and closure. Corrected OCR: 'quest tion' -> 'question'.

Events (1)

1. January 12, 1925 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Does the action of state courts in appointing a receiver to take charge of a state bank constitute an act of bankruptcy ... who conducted banks at Butte, Billings and Gardner, Montana.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. January 12, 1925 Casper Daily Tribune Casper, WY

Article from Casper Daily Tribune, January 12, 1925

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Article Text

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The United States supreme court today refused to grant appeals to bring up for decision, the following quest tion: "Does the action of state courts in appointing a receiver to take charge of a state bank constitute an act of bankruptcy under federal statutes as raised by John Demos and others in the case against Christion and Peter Yegen, who conducted banks at Butte, Billings and Gardner, Montana.