DORSEY v. HOUSTON NATIONAL BANK

No. 3749.

338 S.W.2d 540 (1960)

Fisher G. DORSEY et al., Appellants, v. HOUSTON NATIONAL BANK, Houston, Texas, et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Denied September 15, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred W. Moore and Donald O. Baker, Houston, for appellants.

Fulbright, Crooker, Freeman, Bates & Jaworski, W. H. Vaughn, Jr., Billingsley & Barstow, Houston, for appellees.


WILSON, Justice.

Appellants sought recovery against appellee banks for the amount of several hundred checks paid by the banks over a three year period under forged endorsements. The controlling question is whether the checks were bearer instruments under Sec. 9, subd. 3 of the Uniform Negotiable Instruments Act, Art. 5932, Vernon's Ann.Civ. Stats. It is of first impression in Texas.

Appellant authorized its checks to be paid, for our purposes, on the joint...

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