Citizens Bank, Booneville, Arkansas v. National Bank of Commerce, Tulsa, Oklahoma

MURRAH, Chief Judge.

This is a suit on a dishonored cashiers check, brought by the Arkansas-payee-bank against the Oklahoma-maker-bank. The cashiers check was issued in payment of a forged check drawn on the Oklahoma bank. The defense is that, in the circumstances of this case, the cashiers check was issued without consideration and in reliance upon the implied representation of the presenting bank that the forged check, and its indorsement by the payee, were genuine.

The trial Court gave judgment for the defendant Oklahoma bank on the ground that the cashiers check sued upon was issued without…