Pile v. Bank of Flemington

The plaintiff sued the defendant bank for money had and received.

For a number of years prior to the event out of which this controversy arose, one, John W. Pitts, had been engaged in buying cattle and shipping them to Kansas City for sale on the market. In buying cattle he would give his check on the defendant bank, noting on the check what it was for. The bank would pay the check whether he had money on deposit to meet it or not and when the cattle were sold on the market in Kansas City the proceeds would be remitted to the defendant bank and placed to Pitts.’ credit.

On or about October 17,…