Victora Bank of Strong v. West

Appellee brought suit against appellant in the circuit court of Union County to recover $1,200, averring that, on the 30th day of April, 1921, he and his wife executed and delivered to E. F. Gathright an oil and gas lease covering certain lands in said county; that the consideration of said lease was $1,200, for which Gathright gave appellee his check drawn, on appellant bank; that said check was indorsed, “To be paid when J. A. West delivered an abstract of title to said land to the bank;” that on May 24, 1921, appellee delivered said bank an abstract of title to said land for Gathright, and…