Haralson v. Umatilla Citrus Growers Ass'n

Umatilla Citrus Growers Association filed suit on a check which on the 22d day of April was given to it in Umatilla, Florida, by Mrs. Lonnie Haralson. The check was drawn on the LaGrange Banking and Trust Co., of LaGrange, Georgia. This bank closed at 11 o’clock a. m., April 29th. The defendant pleaded *37that the indebtedness had been settled in full because the check was not presented for payment before the bank closed, although it had at all times funds on deposit in said bank sufficient to pay the check. The evidence discloses that Umatilla, Florida, was some 400 miles from LaGrange, and…