Jones v. Citizens Bank of Clovis

COMPTON, Justice.

Appellee, administratrix of the estate of E. E. Jones, her deceased husband, instituted this action for damages against appellant for its refusal to honor the intestate’s, checks drawn upon his account, and to recover the amount of his deposit, alleged to-be detained by the bank.

On February 3, 1950, Cash Ramey, a customer of the bank, brought to the bank a draft payable to himself for $3000 to be deposited to his credit. A teller, to whom the draft was presented, inadvertently deposited the funds to the credit of one C. A. Davis, who likewise was a patron of the bank. The…