Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Simpson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Milton, J.:

In March, 1896, the defendants in error, T. W. Simpson, C. W. Linn, and J. W. Jennings, went from Agricola, Kan., to Montrose, Colo., to purchase cattle. They carried two letters of credit, one from the Bank of Waverly, Kansas, for $10,000, and one from the Bank of Williamsburg, Kansas, for $8000, entitling them to draw checks upon the said banks for the sums stated. On March 10 they purchased 144 head of steers, called “feeders,” for $4000, and went to the First National Bank of Montrose and drew a draft upon the Bank of Waverly for that…