John Bean Manufacturing Co. v. Citizens Bank

The John Bean Manufacturing Company brought its action against the Citizens Bank of Gainesville, Georgia, to recover money paid by the bank under the following conditions, and we adopt in the main the statement of facts set out in the brief of the plaintiff: The John Bean Manufacturing Company “placed in the hands of Hope & Fox, attorneys, of Gainesville, Georgia, a claim for collection. This claim was paid to said Hope & Fox by a cheek made payable to order of John Bean Mfg. Co. . . The said Hope & Fox endorsed the name of the John Bean Manufacturing Company, by Hope & Fox, Attys.,…