MARFA NATIONAL BANK v. POWELL

No. 6369.

512 S.W.2d 356 (1974)

The MARFA NATIONAL BANK, a National Bank Corporation, Appellant, v. Ralph POWELL, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Denied July 24, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott, Hulse, Marshall & Feuille, J. Sam Moore, Jr., El Paso, Norman C. Davis, Marfa, for appellant.

Collins, Langford & Pine, John A. Langford, El Paso, for appellee.


OPINION

OSBORN, Justice.

This is a case involving non-payment by a payor-depositary bank of a Bill of Sale Draft. The owner, Appellee, filed suit to collect the face amount of the instrument, plus interest and attorney's fees, contending the Bank did not timely handle the item when it was deposited and presented for payment. The Bank contends that the instrument was a documentary draft, that its handling was timely, and denies liability to the owner. The...

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