Farmers' State Bank of Kenefick v. A. F. Hardie & Co.
Farmers' State Bank of Kenefick v. A. F. Hardie & Co.
Opinion of the Court
Bell, a resident of Oklahoma, bought a large quantity of oats from numerous persons in the vicinity of Kenefick, Okl., and paid for them by checks on the Farmers’ State Bank of Kenefick, Okl., attaching to his checks on the bank tickets showing the weights of the various purchases. He sold a car of the oats to A. F. Hardie & Co., and shipped them on shipper’s order bill of lading attached to draft on said purchasers. This draft was delivered by Bell to the Kenefick bank, which gave him unqualified credit therefor. The bank forwarded the draft through the ordinary channels, and it finally came into possession of the American Exchange Bank of Dallas. The Dallas bank presented the draft and bill of lading to Hardie & Co., and it was paid. But the said Hardie & Co. immediately filed this suit against Bell, alleging that there was a shortage of 113 bushels of oats in said car, of the value of $87.06, and that the said Bell was indebted to the plaintiffs on other items of indebtedness specifically stated, in the sum of $27.98; wherefore •said plaintiffs prayed for judgment against said Bell for the sum of $115.04. Hardie & Co. procured an attachment of $115.04' of the *525 said funds in the hands of the Dallas hank. The Kenefiek bank intervened in said suit and claimed ownership of said funds. The trial resulted in a judgment for A. IT. Hardie & Co. against the said Bell, for the sum of $115.04, with foreclosure of attachment lien on the funds in possession of the Dallas bank and against the claim of the intervener. This appeal is by the intervener from this judgment.
It is also claimed that the judgment of the trial court can be supported because it is shown that at the time, of the attachment the said Bell had funds in excess of $115 on deposit with the Kenefiek bank. If, as a matter of fact, the funds in the Dallas bank belonged to the Kenefiek bank, it would have no right to pay a claim against Bell and charge Bell’s account with the amount so paid. So that the amount of Bell’s deposit with the bank at the time is immaterial.
We think the judgment should have been for the intervener, and judgment will be here rendered for it. As Bell made no personal appearance, and no personal judgment could be rendered against him, and there is nothing against which Hardie & Oo. can proceed, the judgment will be that the said Hardie & Co. take nothing by this suit, and that it be dismissed as to said defendant.
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