Charleston Paint Co. v. Exchange Banking & Trust Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Cothran.

Action to recover the proceeds of a certain check drawn by R. D. Rong & Co. upon South Carolina Roan & Trust Company, payable to Charleston Paint Company, dated April 1, 1920, for $974.55, deposited by W. L. Rodrigues with the defendant bank, and passed to his credit as attorney under tlie following circumstances:

In March, 1920, Charleston Paint Company placed in the hands of W. L. Rodrigues, an attorney, for collection, an account against L. D. Long & Company. He presented the ■claim to Long & Company and received in payment…