Legal Opinion

People's Nat. Bank of Tyler v. William Tell Lodge No. 27, I. O. O. F.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 7, 1934No. 4557PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLevy, Justice

(after stating the case as above).

It is believed that on the facts disclosed by the record it may not be held that the bank was relieved of its liability to pay the appel-lee lodge the deposit balance of $365.72 because it had paid it out on checks drawn against it by E. L. Tucker. Therefore the court did not err in peremptorily instructing the jury to return a verdict in favor of the lodge. That is the question in the appeal.

The facts are conclusive, and not in uncertainty, that K. G. Irving having legal control of the funds of the local lodge, in virtue of being the elected treasurer and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Interstate National Bank v. ClaxtonTexas Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Silisbee State Bank v. French Market Grocery Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1910
  3. Waggoner Bank & Trust Co. v. WarrenTexas Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Neff v. Greene County National BankSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
  5. Kerr v. People's BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Sears v. Continental Bank & Trust Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1977
  2. R2 Investments, LDC v. World Access, Inc. (In Re World Access, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2003
  3. Trinity Universal Ins. Co. v. First State Bank of LibertyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1944

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