Kansas City Casualty Co. v. Westport Avenue Bank
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Jos. A. Guthrie, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, P. J.
Plaintiff’s action is for conversion of a number of checks which were drawn by various retail customers, on their respective local banks, in favor of the Inter-City Grocery Company, in payment of accounts due for purchases from the latter company. The cause of action for the conversion was assigned by the latter company to plaintiff.
It appears that the Inter-City Grocery Company was a wholesale institution who had in its employ one J. S. Bell as a travelling salesman. He had authority to accept checks from his customers for accounts, payable to the Inter-City Grocery Company but did not have…
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