FIRST STATE BANK & TRUST CO. OF HOUSTON v. TANNER

No. 16291.

509 S.W.2d 375 (1974)

FIRST STATE BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF HOUSTON, Appellant, v. Fred M. TANNER, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied May 9, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Strickland & Gordon, Irving C. Stern, Houston, for appellant.

Bailey, Blum & Lipper, Joseph Lipper, Houston, for appellee.


COLEMAN, Chief Justice.

This is a suit to recover on a dishonored check from an endorser. The case was tried to a jury and judgment was entered in favor of the defendant on the jury verdict.

In 1965 defendant approached the bank and requested a loan to pay off several personal notes held by the bank and for additional cash. The bank approved the loan subject to a valid first lien on certain real estate. City Title Company was brought into the transaction to...

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