Morris v. 1st National Bank
Supreme Court of Alabama
‘Appeal from Geneva Circuit Court, Heard before Hon. A. A. Pearce. Action by tbe First National Bank of Samson against J. J. Morris and W. T. Edge, late partners composing the firm of Samson Live Stock Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. The action was on account and for money loaned. The pleas-were non assumpsit, nil debet, and set-off. The Samson Live Stock Company was a firm, composed of J. J. Morris and W. T. Edge.
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‘Appeal from Geneva Circuit Court, Heard before Hon. A. A. Pearce. Action by tbe First National Bank of Samson against J. J. Morris and W. T. Edge, late partners composing the firm of Samson Live Stock Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. The action was on account and for money loaned. The pleas-were non assumpsit, nil debet, and set-off. The Samson Live Stock Company was a firm, composed of J. J. Morris and W. T. Edge. Griggs was the cashier and bookkeeper of the Samson- Live Stock Company during its existence, and is also assistant cashier and bookkeeper of the bank. J.…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
The checks were drawn for the Samson Lire Stock Company, a firm composed of Morris and Edge, by Griggs, the bookkeeper of said firm, and who was also assistant cashier of the plaintiff bank, and upon the order and direction of one of the partners, Edge. It was therefore immaterial as to the instructions given Griggs by Morris, as between the firm and third persons, as Edge had as much authority to direct the bookkeeper as his copartner, Morris, and, when the checks were drawn upon the direction of one of the partners and were paid by the bank, they became a valid claim against the firm and…
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