Legal Opinion
Bank South v. Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 15, 1985No. 69855, 69856PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
The Grand Lodge brought this action for conversion against appellants Decatur Federal Savings and Loan Association and Bank South, alleging that over a ten-month period its Grand Treasurer J. Kirk Nicholson had embezzled approximately $350,000 from accounts maintained at Decatur Federal by withdrawing cash and by writing checks to himself or the Lodge or the Trustees of a fund, which checks he endorsed and deposited in his business checking account at Bank South. The suit sought recovery of the funds less the amounts regained previously from Nicholson and his wife. Bank South…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- American Trust & Banking Co. v. BooneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- National Bank v. Refrigerated Transport Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- American Nat. Bank v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Trust Co. of Georgia Bank v. Port Terminal & Warehousing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Doe ex dem. Truluck v. RoeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1846
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Bank South, N.A. v. Midstates Group, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
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