Citizens State Bank v. Rowley & Driggs
Citizens State Bank v. Rowley & Driggs
Opinion of the Court
III. It is urged that there was no evidence to support the counter-claim.. We think the evidence was ample to justify the jury in finding that all money was furnished by Rowley & Driggs, and that it belonged to them until the cattle were sold. There was evidence from which the jury*might properly find that Ball had an arrangement with plaintiff, before he paid the ninety-one dollars and fifty cents to Bellmeyer, by which plaintiff was to advance such further sums upon the sight draft as might be needed to complete the payment of the purchase price of the cattle. We shall not consider the evidence in detail. If there was no such arrangement made in the morning as testified to by Ball, there was no occasion for plaintiff bank telegraphing the same forenoon, as it did, to ascertain if such draft would be honored.
IY. Very many questions are argued by counsel for appellant, which we do not deem it necessary to discuss. We have examined all of the alleged errors, and conclude that no reason exists for disturbing the judgment. It is claimed that the verdict is not sustained by the evidence. Upon many points the evidence was in conflict, and, as there was evidence which justified the verdict, we cannot disturb it. This whole record impresses us with the conviction that plaintiff was attempting to force Ball to pay an old debt of his out of money which did not belong to him, and because he refused so to do, the plaintiff refused to carry out its agreement to furnish the money for the cattle, though it had agreed to do so, and had
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