Rodgers v. Farmers' Bank of Nolanville

This case arose out of the following facts:

On October 7, 1920, Will Rancier and E. Layne, as partners, were conducting a private banking busines at Nolanville, Bell county, Tex., under the name of Farmers' Bank, which institution will be referred to as the Nolanville bank. Among the depositors in the bank were Mrs. A. J. Rodgers and a number of others, who will be referred to as plaintiffs, the aggregate amount of whose deposits was $2,274.76; F. E. Box, whose deposit was $4,645.23; and L. M. Partain, whose deposit was $519.20. On that date Box drew a check on the Nolanville Bank for $4,000,…