Rush v. Citizens National Bank
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Garland Circuit Court; G. T. Gotham, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The Citizens National Bank of Hot Springs instituted this action against C. C. Rush, C. G. Bryan and L. D. Cooper to recover the balance alleged to be due on a promissory note amounting to $1,532.58, with the accrued interest. The facts are as follows: The defendant Bryant and one Jacobs were partners engaged in the saloon business in the city of Hot Springs.
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Appeal from Garland Circuit Court; G. T. Gotham, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The Citizens National Bank of Hot Springs instituted this action against C. C. Rush, C. G. Bryan and L. D. Cooper to recover the balance alleged to be due on a promissory note amounting to $1,532.58, with the accrued interest. The facts are as follows: The defendant Bryant and one Jacobs were partners engaged in the saloon business in the city of Hot Springs. They executed a note to the plaintiff bank in the sum of five thousand dollars. The note was renewed several times and partial payments were made on it. The…
1Opinion of the Court
Hart, J.,
(after stating the facts). (1) The court found 'that on June 18, 1913, the defendant Rush had a general deposit in the bank of plaintiff of twenty-five hundred dollars. This finding of fact is sustained by the evidence ,and its correctness is not disputed by the defendant Rush. It will also be noted that the court found that so far as the plaintiff bank was 'concerned, the defendant Rush was a joint maker with C. Gr. Bryan on the note in controversy. This finding is sustained by the evidence of the cashier of the bank. It is true his testimony to that effect was contradicted by the…
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