Leshikar v. First Nat. Bank of Smithville

Appellant sued appellee in the justice court for $190.50, alleging that he gave S. M. Humphrey a check for $6, drawn on his account in appellee bank; that without his knowledge or consent Humphrey forged, altered, and raised the amount of the check to $196.50, presented it to appellee, who unlawfully paid same and charged the amount thereof to appellant’s account. Ap-pellee answered that the check was not forged or raised, but that appellant wrote the whole check for the purpose of directing and authorizing appellee to pay Humphrey $196.-50, which it did pay. .

A trial in the justice court…