195 Wis. 472 | Wis. | 1928
It is true that the complaint is not replete with charges of fraud and misappropriation of funds, but it does set forth facts very clearly showing that the cashier of the bank and the defendant, his brother, conspired to defraud and cheat the bank. Good pleadings consist in stating clearly the facts which show the legal intent charged. It was not even necessary, perhaps, to state upon information and belief that the defendant and his brother conspired to defraud the bank. That conclusion could legitimately be drawn from the facts pleaded, namely, that the checks were drawn by the defendant and paid by the bank but intentionally withheld from the defendant’s account with the bank, thus .showing that over $2,400 should be to the credit of the defendant in the bank, where, as a matter of fact, he had no credit because the checks were not charged to him but held for the cash account. This court has labored strenuously to teach lawyers to plead the facts that constitute the cause of action rather than plead conclusions that may be drawn or may not be drawn from the alleged facts. Here, if the facts of the complaint are true, it follows as a matter of mathematics that the defendant is indebted to the bank in the sum alleged. It also clearly appears there was a secret understanding or conspiracy between the cashier of the bank and the defendant to defraud the bank by this method. Such a conspiracy would render both parties liable, and the de
By the Court. — Order reversed, and cause remanded with directions to overrule the demurrer.