Farrar Lumber Co. v. Citizens Bank

' Jenkins, P. J.

To a suit by the bank, payee of a draft, against the drawee, based upon a written acceptance of the same for $150, payable in 15 days, the defendant pleaded in. effect that the consideration for the acceptance was the cutting and delivery to it by the drawer of an order for lumber; that the bank procured the acceptance by a threat to close down the drawer’s mill (which was to cut the lumber for the defendant) unless the acceptance was given; that contrary to the assurance to it by the bank, the bank, which had entire charge of the drawer’s mill, diverted the lumber cut to…