Legal Opinion
Menke v. First Nat. Bank of Amarillo
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 30, 1918No. 1395PublishedCited by 9 opinions
Appeal from District Court, Potter County ; Hugh L. Umphres, Judge. Action by Dietrich Menke against the First National Bank of Amarillo. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHuff, C. J.
The pleadings in this case are voluminous and will not be set out, as we think the issue raised may be determined by a statement of the facts. Grover C. Bishop was in the grain business in Amarillo during the year 1916, doing his banking with the appellee bank. The general method or custom in handling grain, as testified to by Bishop, was:
“If I bought a car from other dealers, a bill of lading came in here. I would give check on the First National Bank of Amarillo, take up the draft, and make redeposit. * * * That was just a matter of giving check on the bank and redepositing draft on the car…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Johnson—Brinkman Commission Co. v. Central BankSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- National Bank of Commerce v. Chicago, Burlington & Northern RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Commercial & Agricultural Bank v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1857
- Interstate National Bank v. ClaxtonTexas Supreme Court · 1904
- Scharff v. MeyerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Parma v. First Nat. Bank of CameronTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
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- Johnson v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Luse v. Crispin CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
- Panhandle Pipe & Supply Co. v. SW Pressey & SonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1952
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