Friddell v. Massengill

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

Dr. D. T. Friddell sued Frederick I. Mas-sengill, Jr., to recover $42,400.00, which plaintiff alleged the defendant unlawfully obtained from him in the following manner : that in April 1961, Friddell signed his name to a blank check form of The Terrell State Bank and wrote therein the figures 42,400’.00; that this instrument was kept by Massengill until May 28, 1962, when he wrongfully and fraudulently dated said instrument May 28, 1962, wrote therein the name of The Terrell State Bank as payee, wrote Forty Two Thousand Four Hundred on the line before the word “dollars”…