First National Bank v. Southern Cotton Oil Co.

Parker, D

Counsel for the defendant contend that for several reasons their demurrers should have been sustained. They say: (1) that the plaintiff had no title to the draft after depositing it, that title was then in the forwarding bank, and that the plaintiff could not recover for that reason; (2) that the forwarding bank, and not the receiving bank, was liable for any negligence in failing to collect the draft; and (3) that the receiving bank was acting for the forwarding bank, and not for the plaintiff, in handling the draft, and that there was no privity of contract or agency relationship…