Legal Opinion
Young v. Hembree
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 9, 1937No. 27401PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHurst, J.
This is a suit on a cheek. Defendant orally 'agreed to loan Horn and Eaulkner a sum of money to “help them out in some oil drilling,” and they agreed to issue to him “some trust stock that would guarantee the repayment.” Defendant then wrote a check and designated “Horn & Faulkner Oil Trust” payee as directed by them. The next day defendant stopped payment on the check before it was presented to the bank. The stock was never delivered and the drilling operations proceeded only as far as the cement foundation.
The check, without being presented for payment, was then indorsed “Horn & Faulkner,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Edgerton v. PrestonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1884
- Gault v. KaneSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Bond v. KruggSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
- Guthrie National Bank v. McEl HinneySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1897
- Hummell v. BrownSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Wilson v. First National Bank & Trust Co. of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
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