Tanner v. American National Bank

The American National Bank brought an action against Elias Hinson, to recover an amount alleged to be due upon two notes, made by Elias Hinson, payable to his order, and indorsed in blank by him and by the Brown Wagon Company. Hinson pleaded, that the bank was not a bona fide holder; that B. H. Tanner was the owner of the notes, and the bank had notice of this fact when it obtained possession of them; and that when the notes matured Hinson paid them to Tanner, who was the legal owner. In this state of the pleadings Tanner filed, a petition to intervene, alleging, that the full amount of the…