First State Bank & Trust Co. of Houston v. Tanner

COLEMAN, Chief Justice.

This is a suit to recover on a dishonored check from an endorser. The case was tried to a jury and judgment was entered in favor of the defendant on the jury verdict.

In 1965 defendant approached the bank and requested a loan to pay off several personal notes held by the bank and for additional cash. The bank approved -the loan subject to a valid first lien on certain real estate. City Title Company was brought into the transaction to issue a title policy. The evidence is disputed as to whether the plaintiff or the defendant selected the title company. The bank sent the…