Legal Opinion

Commercial Bank of Chicotah v. First State Bank & Trust Co. of Santa Anna

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 29, 1913PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from Coleman County Court; T. J. White, Judge. Action by the Commercial Bank of Chico-tah, Okl., against the First State Bank & Trust Company of Santa Anna, in which defendant made L. L. Shields a party defendant, and asked for judgment over against him for the amount of any judgment against it. Judgment for plaintiff for an insufficient amount, and it appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Findings of Fact.

JENKINS, J.

L. R. Hays of Chicotah, Okl., made a contract with L. L. Shields, of Santa Anna, Tex., to deliver to him at the latter place a car load of good, heavy, Oklahoma river bottom corn, for which Shields was to pay upon delivery the sum of 63 cents per bushel. Hays shipped to Shields a car load of c.orn, and drew upon him through the appellant bank for $287.55, the value of said com at 63 cents, with bill of lading attached. The appellant paid to "Hays the amount of said draft, and forwarded the same to ap-pellee. Upon arrival of the corn at Santa Anna, Shields inspected…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. S. Blaidsell, Jr., Co. v. Citizens National BankTexas Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Landa v. Lattin Bros.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1898

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lipshitz v. Lindsay Nat. BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
  2. Smith v. Houston Nat. Exch. BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
  3. F. A. Kadane v. SEC. Nat. BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
  4. Farmers' State Bank of Kenefick v. A. F. Hardie & Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1921
  5. Lipshitz v. Lindsay Nat. BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930

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