First Nat. Bank v. Burnett

This is a suit by the First National Bank of Gadsden, a corporation, against J. F. Burnett for damages for the conversion by him of 14 bales of cotton, the property of the plaintiff. The defendant pleaded general issue and estoppel in short by consent, with leave for plaintiff to make appropriate replication; and all evidence is to be applied to such pleas and replication. The cause was tried by the court without a jury; the witnesses were examined orally in the presence of the court; and from a judgment in favor of the defendant this appeal is prosecuted by the plaintiff.

The plea of general…