Richardson Company v. First Nat. Bank in Dallas

DUNAGAN, Chief Justice.

This is a summary judgment case. The appellant, The Richardson Company, sued First National Bank of Dallas and Preston State Bank alleging conversion and negligence for applying its checks to The Richardson Company employee’s personal debt owed each bank. The claim against First National Bank was based on one check drawn by The Richardson Company payable to First National Bank and delivered to said bank by The Richardson Company’s employee, Mrs. S. L. Auman. First National Bank answered by asserting the affirmative defense provided by the Texas Business and Commerce…