McPheeters v. Farmers State Bank, Center, Texas

DUNAGAN, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought by appellants, B. B. McPheeters and wife, against the ap-pellee, Farmers State Bank of Center, Texas, to recover $713.33 plus attorney’s fees. The sum in controversy was the amount of a check drawn by appellants on the appellee which the latter paid and charged against the appellants’ account. Appellants alleged that the appellee improperly paid the check and charged it against their account, because the check had been countermanded prior to its presentment to the appellee. The appellee answered by pleading a counterclaim in the amount of $713.33.…