Burke v. First National Bank

Tliis action was brought by the First National Bank of Pender to recover of George Burke and Frazier the sum of $967, which, it is conceded, came into their hands as the proceeds of a sale of cattle made by them in the course of their business as live stock commission merchants. The jury, in obedience to a peremptory instruction, found the issues in favor of the plaintiff and, judgment having been rendered on the verdict, the defendants bring the record to this court for review. The cattle in question were owned by F. J. Coil, who, in February, 1895, consigned them with other cattle to the…