Lawton v. Lower Main Street Bank

On-rehearing August 28, 1933, the opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Stabler.

This case was heard without a jury by his Honor, Judge Townsend, upon an agreed statement of facts, substantially as follows:

On December 24, 1931, the plaintiff indorsed in blank and deposited to his account in the defendant bank a check of one C. A. Harper for $100.00 and another of one Wiggins for $76.00. Both were made to his order and drawn on Peoples State Bank of South Carolina, Estill branch.

On the afternoon of the same day, the checks were delivered by the defendant to the South Carolina…