American Bank & Trust Co. v. Coppard
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Texas; Wtn. B. Sheppard, Judge. Action at law by M. Coppard, trustee in bankruptcy of the Jones Millinery Company, against the American Bank & Trust Company arid the West Texas Bank & Trust Company.
1Opinion of the Court
SPEER, District Judge.
The American Bank & Trust Company and the West Texas Bank. & Trust Company, consolidated, had for a customer and depositor the Jones Millinery Company, of San Antonio, Tex. Their transactions were those usual in such mutual relations. The Jones Millinery Company made deposits almost daily, and drew checks against its account. The bank was careful to make inquiry as to the general conduct of the Jones Millinery Company, and according to the uncontradicted evidence believed Mr. Jones, who coni rolled it, “to be a conservative and straight business man.” Occasionally the…
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