First & Merchants' Nat. Bank v. Hampton Loan & Exchange Bank

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Cothran.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, entered upon a verdict in their favor, directed by his Honor, the presiding Judge, Hon. S. W. G. Shipp.

The facts, practically undisputed, appear to have been as follows: On July 8, 1926, the plaintiffs, operating as the Richmond County Clearing Association (hereinafter- referred to as the Richmond bank), forwarded to the Hampton Toan & Exchange bank (hereinafter referred to as the collecting bank) certain items for collection, aggregating $566.58. All of them were checks…