Slaughter v. Bank of Texline

The appellant, W. B. Slaughter, instituted suit against M. M. Rice, in the county court of Dallam county, for- the sum of $288.75, interest and attorney’s fees, in which suit he sued out a writ of garnishment against the Bank of Texline. The bank answered that it had on deposit $299.70 in the name of M. M. Rice. Rice filed a controverting affidavit to the answer of garnishment, alleging: The bank was not indebted to him. That the $299.70 claimed to be owing by it to Rice was placed in the bank to pay a note due W. F. Wall, then held by the bank, and that he (Rice) informed, advised, and…