Ray v. Farmers' State Bank of Hart

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 1979-01-17

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POPE, Justice. The question presented is whether Mrs. Nora Ray, the drawer, or Farmers’ State Bank of Hart, Texas, the drawee, is liable for the loss occasioned by a check that a third party altered. In a case tried before the court without a jury, Mrs. Ray recovered judgment for $1,850.00, which was the amount of the alteration. The court of civil appeals reversed the judgment and rendered judgment that Mrs. Ray take nothin…

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