Foutch v. Alexandria Bank & Trust Co.

On December 31, 1938, W. L. Foutch purchased a cow from B. W. Foutch for $18, for which he gave a check to B. W. Foutch, payable to his order. In accordance with a practice which W. L. Foutch testifies he followed of having checks which he gave filled out by the parties to whom his checks were made, this check was written wholly by the payee. It was drawn on defendant, where W. L. Foutch did his banking. He testifies that the figures “18.00” were so placed in the blank provided on the check for that purpose that ample space was left between the figures and the dollar mark for the insertion of…