Humboldt Livestock Auction, Inc. v. B & H CATTLE CO.

MASON, Justice.

These two cases, consolidated and argued together here, involve three dishonored checks written by defendant Paden on behalf of B & H Cattle Company, defendant partnership, as the purchase price for cattle bought from plaintiff Humboldt Livestock Auction, Inc. From an order granting plaintiff summary judgment against Paden, the partnership and defendant Rackley, all defendants appeal.

Plaintiff operates a public auction market at Humboldt. During the early part of 1965 defendants had been engaged in several transactions with plaintiff in the purchase and sale of cattle through…