Commercial State Bank v. Van Hutton

This action was begun in the justice’s court, where appellee recovered from appellant $100.99, being a deposit made by appellee in the bank. The cause was appealed to the county court, where appellant filed the following pleading:

“And for special answer, and continuing defendant’s cross-action heretofore filed in the justice court, this defendant says that plaintiff was in its employ in a clerical capacity in the bank, and that by and through his gross negligence and carelessness J. H. Rittiman, who resided in Bexar county, Tex., and who has been made a party hereto and has duly answered, was…