First Nat. Bank of Austin v. Sharpe

KEY, Associate Justice.

Appellee claims to be the legitimate child and sole heir of W. T. Patterson, deceased, and sues to recover money belonging to said Patterson and held on deposit by appellant at the time of his death.

Appellant admitted in its answer that at the time of Patterson’s death, in June, 1891, he had on deposit with appellant the sum of two thousand dollars; and judgment was rendered against appellant for that amount with six per cent interest from March 9, 1894, the time the suit was commenced.

It was proven, and is not disputed, that appellee is a daughter and only child of W.…