Derby v. Bell

Appellee was the owner of a negotiable promissory note, executed by appellant, and payable on the 1st day of January, 1924, at the Merchants’ Bank & Trust Company of -Tuscaloosa, Ala. The note was not presented at the time and place of its payment, when and where appellant had funds on deposit to pay same, with instructions to said bank to pay it when presented. Upon appellee’s agent and attorney demanding payment of the amount of the note, plus interest to date of demand and attorney’s fees for collection, at another place, and at a date later than the date of maturity of the note, appellant…