Tarrant American Savings Bank v. Smokeless Fuel Co.

THOMAS, Justice.

The action was in trover.

The many counts of the complaint claimed damages for checks drawn to plaintiff, and which were alleged to be the property of the payee on the date of conversion.

The suit was by plaintiff, “suing for its own use and benefit and for the use and benefit of the American Mutual Liability Insurance Company, a body corporate.”

The judgment was for plaintiff for the aggregate amount of the many checks alleged to have been converted.

The suit was under section 9051 of the Code, which reads as follows: “Where a signature is forged or made without the authority of…