Davis v. West & Co.

1. In a suit against an indorser on a bill of exchange, which had been discounted for him by W. J. West & Co., evidence that said West & Co. “were in the money-lending business, discounting notes, bills, etc.,” but did not receive deposits; that, “they had out a sign ‘W. J. West & Co., Bankers,’ and advertised as bankers, but were not chartered,” and that “the company was composed of W. J. West alone,” there being no evidence that said West & Co. performed any of the other functions of a bank than that indicated above, fails to show that West & Co. were a bank or banker’s office, within the…