Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Robertson Bros.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the Comity Court of Milam County. Tried below before Hon. John Watson.
1Opinion of the Court
RICE, Associate Justice.
It appears from the evidence that J. L. Robertson, a member of the firm of Robertson Bros, cattle buyers, on the 16th of April, 1909, had contracted to purchase a certain lot of cattle at Silsbee, Texas, which he intended to ship to Cameron, Texas, for sale; that in order to pay for same, it became necessary for him to do so by check on the Iola State Bank, and that for this purpose he caused the Silsbee State Bank to send a telegram to the Iola State Bank, asking whether they would honor the check of' Robertson Bros, for $2000; that in reply to said message the Iola…
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