First Nat. Bank of Sweetwater v. Rust
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas; Robert T, Ervin, Judge. Action by Anna Rust and husband against the First National Bank of Sweetwater, Tex. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
GRUBB, District Judge.
The defendant in error Anna Rust brought suit in the District Court on three certificates of deposit, each for $2,000, purporting to have been issued by the plaintiff in error. The certificates were issued July 5, 1915, and were to mature 11 months after date, with 6 per cent, interest. At their maturity the interest was paid, and the certificates were extended for one jrear from their maturity. Upon presentation for payment, the plaintiff in error denied liability and refused payment, and this suit on them was instituted.
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