Bailey v. M. G. Clark & Son

MURRAY, Justice.

This suit was instituted by M. G. Clark and Son, a partnership, composed of J. S. Jones and R. G. Jones, against W. C. Bailey, seeking to recover the sum of $342.59, being the amount of a certain check dated October 26, 1946, payable to the order of plaintiff and signed by defendant. The check was given by defendant to plaintiff but before it was presented for payment to the First National Bank of Edinburg, Texas, the bank upon which it was drawn, defendant stopped payment and the check was not paid by the bank.

The trial was before the court without a jury and resulted in…