Legal Opinion

El Paso National Bank v. Fuchs

Texas Supreme Court

Decided February 10, 1896No. 367PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Error to Court of Civil Appeals for Fourth District, in an appeal from El Paso County. Suit by Fuchs against the El Paso National Bank and its president for conversion of silver placed in its hands. Attachment issued and was levied on real estate of Bronson, the president, and plaintiff had .judgment for bis claim and foreclosure of his attachment lien, a motion to quash attachment having been overruled.

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Error to Court of Civil Appeals for Fourth District, in an appeal from El Paso County. Suit by Fuchs against the El Paso National Bank and its president for conversion of silver placed in its hands. Attachment issued and was levied on real estate of Bronson, the president, and plaintiff had .judgment for bis claim and foreclosure of his attachment lien, a motion to quash attachment having been overruled. On appeal this judgment was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals and defendants obtained writ •of error.

1Opinion of the Court

BROWH, Associate Justice.

The El Paso national Bank was organized under the laws of the United States, and situated at the City of El Paso, Texas. By a joint arrangement between Edgar B. Bronson, the president of the El Paso national Bank, acting for the said bank, and Manuel Dublan, Secretary of the Treasury and Public Credit of Mexico,, by authority of the Mexican Government, the Banco national de El Paso, Texas, Seeursal de C. Juarez, Mexico, was organized as a branch bank of the El Paso national Bank, and was located in Juarez, Mexico. E. B. Bronson was president, and W. II. Austin cashier…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hochstadler Bros. v. SamTexas Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Barber v. City of East DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1892
  3. Lawler v. FitzpatrickWisconsin Supreme Court · 1854
  4. Greiner v. PrendergastSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1848

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Thomas v. EllisonTexas Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Fischer v. Rio Tire Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1933
  3. First State Bank of Seminole v. ShannonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
  4. Gould v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1896
  5. 21 Turtle Creek Square, Ltd. v. New York State Teachers' Retirement SystemCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970

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