Union Nat. Bank v. Fox

This suit was instituted by the Union National Bank to enforce collection of a check executed by W. C. Fox, payable to Will Tallent, dated March 13, 1936, for the sum of $475.91, to which a protest fee of $2.50 was added, making a total of $478.41, the Bank claiming to be an innocent holder for value of the check.

The suit originated in a justice of the peace court where judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff Bank against Fox for $478.41.

On the defendant’s appeal to the Circuit Court the case was tried by the judge without a jury.

The plaintiff filed before trial a written request for…