Howe Grain & Mercantile Co. v. A. B. Crouch Grain Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
’ Appeal from District Court, Grayson County; C. T. Freeman, Judge. Suit by the Howe Grain & Mercantile Company against the A. B. Crouch Grain Company, the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railroad Company, and the City National Bank of Temple. Judgment for plaintiff against first-named defendant, but for other defendants. Prom that portion of judgment denying it recovery against other defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
In 1916 the A. B. Crouch Grain Company, a private corporation, was engaged in buying and selling grain at wholesale in Temple, Tex. Much of its banking business was done with the appellee the City National Bank, domiciled at the same place. The Howe Grain & Mercantile Company, another private corporation, located at Howe, Tex., was also engaged in buying and selling grain. On or about March 1, 1916, the A. B. Crouch Grain Company wrote to the Howe Grain & Mercantile Company a letter, stating that it had on hand more wheat than it could handle, and that it was shipping out three carloads to…
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