Legal Opinion

Ette v. Arlington Bank of Commerce

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 8, 1989No. 2-88-157-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MEYERS, Justice.

Appellant, Eddie Ette (“Ette”), sued ap-pellee, Arlington Bank of Commerce (“Bank”), for the Bank’s alleged wrongful failure to honor Ette’s stop payment request on his personal checking account. Trial was to the court and judgment was rendered that Ette take nothing. We affirm.

In his sole point of error, Ette claims the Bank failed to comply with ordinary and reasonable banking standards by paying the check in question. Ette claimed the Bank paid the check despite a stop payment request and after he was assured by a bank teller that the matter was taken care of. The…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Houston Fire & Casualty Insurance v. WalkerTexas Supreme Court · 1953
  2. McElyea v. ParkerTexas Supreme Court · 1935
  3. White Ex Rel. White v. Corpus Christi Little Misses Kickball Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Brockette v. Sosa, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1984

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. $7,687.00 U.S. Currency v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Ronald X. Gordon v. Mildred Jones, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2008

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