Rogers v. First State Bank

The First State Bank of Aguilar, defendant in error, was plaintiff in the district court. It obtained judgment against Earl Rogers in a suit upon a promissory note. Rogers brings the case here for review. The parties will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant, as in the trial court.

Defendant was a stockholder and also president and manager of the Rogers Farming and Live Stock Company, a corporation, the capital stock of which was owned by defendant, his brother, since deceased, and his father. The company owed the plaintiff bank $9,350, evidenced by two of its corporate notes, one for…