Miller v. Great Western Commission Co.

One of the assignments of error assails a ruling admitting in evidence a letter containing these words:

“Replying to yours of March 22, relative to O. A. Black credit, will say that we received said credit March 16th, and applied it on Mr. Black’s note by his request.”

The letter was dated March 23, 1911. It was written by R. D. Garrison, cashier of the 'Commercial National Bank of Kearney, to the Packers National Bank of South Omaha. The writer of the letter died before it was offered at the trial. In attempting to justify the ruling of the trial court, it is argued by defendant that the…