People's Nat. Bank of Tyler v. William Tell Lodge No. 27, I. O. O. F.

(after stating the case as above).

The real question involved in- the case is whether or not the bank had the right in the circumstances to pay and charge the account on its books in the name of “Wm. -Tell Lodge #27, I.O.O.F., by E. L. Tucker,” with the checks drawn by E.- L. Tucker. The lodge demanded the money and the bank refused, because it had already paid it out on checks drawn by E. L. Tucker. It is believed that the bank was legally bound to pay the money to the lodge on its demand, as the evidence established the lodge to be the true owner of the money deposited to the knowledge of…