Masterson v. Cline

This was a suit instituted by N. T. Masterson, who sued T. S. Cline as maker, and P. Z. Bishop as payee and in-dorser, on a note for $1,000. F. Z. Bishop filed only a general demurrer and general denial. T. S. Cline pleaded failure of consideration, fraud, conversion, notice, actual and constructive on Masterson’s part, that Bishop was Masterson’s agent, and that all the transaction was for Masterson’s benefit; and, further, that the entire transaction, the alleged contract and fraud and conversion by which Bishop had secured the note sued on and the check for $1,000 drawn by Cline and…