Manufacturers & Mechanics Bank v. Twelfth Street Bank

Plaintiff filed in the lower court a petition in the nature of a bill of interpleader naming as defendants the Twelfth Street Bank, George Goode and Ben Portman. The Twelfth Street Bank filed a disclaimer. Defendants George Goode and Ben Portman filed answers and intervening petitions, each claiming the proceeds of the checks in question. After hearing the evidence the court rendered judgment ordering the money paid into court; that the proceeds, after the costs were paid, be turned over to the defendant, Goode. Defendant Portman has appealed.

The facts show that on October 22, 1927, defendant…