The Commercial Bank v. Hall

MERRILL, Justice.

This cause was tried by the circuit court without a jury under Count 5 of the complaint, in which appellees, L. F. and J. V. Hall, partners d/b/a Hall Tie & Timber Agency, sued appellant, The Commercial Bank at Andalusia, for $1,868.04 for paying a check for that amount after the Halls had filed a written stop payment order with the bank. The trial court entered judgment in favor of plaintiffs and the bank appealed.

The cause is here on an agreed stipulation of facts which, in short, are as follows :

The Halls’ bank account was styled “Flail Tie and Timber Agency” and either L.…