Wells Fargo & Co. Express v. Bilkiss
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from El Paso County Court; Albert S. Eylar, Judge. Action by Harry J. Bilkiss against Wells Fargo & Co. Express. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFlx, J.
This^action originated in the justice’s court, where appellee sued appellant to recover on three money orders which he claimed to have bought from appellant on November 15, 1909, each for $50, and which were stolen from him on or about December 24, 1909, and two of which orders were cashed by appellant in El Paso on a forged in-dorsement of the signature of appellee. A demurrer was sustained in the justice’s court as to the order which had not been presented for payment, and judgment was rendered in favor of appellee for $100. The cause was appealed to the county court by appellant, where it…
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