First Nat. Bank of Giddings v. Lee County Cotton Oil Co.

This case involves the legal sufficiency of the plaintiff in error's petition, tested by general demurrer, which the trial court sustained, and whose judgment was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. 250 S. W. 313. The trial court, as well as the Court of Civil Appeals, reached the conclusion that the petition failed to allege facts sufficient to properly fix the liability of the drawers and indorsers of certain drafts and bills of exchange, the basis of the plaintiff in error’s suit. The petition is quite lengthy, but it may be briefly summarized to be a suit by the plaintiff in error…