Morris v. Eufaula National Bank
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Barbour. Tried before the ITon. J. M. Carmichael. This action ivas brought by the appellant, P. IL Morris, against the appellee, the Eufaula National Bank.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Barbour. Tried before the ITon. J. M. Carmichael. This action ivas brought by the appellant, P. IL Morris, against the appellee, the Eufaula National Bank. The original complaint was as follows: “The plaintiff claims of the defendant five hundred dollars as damages; for that, whereas, to-wit, on March 30th, 1891, the defendant had in its possession for collection a certain draft or bill of exchange drawn on plaintiff by the Mound City Distilling Company, and accepted by him, for the sum of four hundred and seventy and 22-100 dollars, and which said draft or…
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— A draft had been drawn by the Mound City Distilling Company on the plaintiff, Morris, and duly accepted by him. It Avas due on March 30th, 1891, and was held by the defendant, the Eufaula National Bank, for collection. The latter made due presentment of it to the dnvvree and acceptor thereof for payment on March 30th, and received from him a bank check draAvn by him for the amount due on the accepted draft, on the John McNab Bank, another banking institution then doing business at Eufaula, Alabama, where the payee thereof Avas located. The check dated March 30 Avas payable to the Eufaula…
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