Peddicord v. Connard

It appears that plaintiffs in error were bankers in the city of Decatur, and defendant in error was a dealer in stock and produce, which he bought and shipped to the great markets. It also appears that defendant in error, about the 1st of February, 1866, opened a deposit account with plaintiffs in error, and from time to time, as he required the use of money, checked upon them for such sums as he needed. When his deposits were exhausted, he applied to them for permission to overdraw his account, which privilege was always granted as requested. He thus, at various times, overdrew, from a few…