Legal Opinion
Hamilton Bank, N.A. v. Kookmin Bank
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 15, 2001No. Docket No. 99-7595PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPooler, Circuit Judge
Plaintiff Hamilton Bank, N.A. (“Hamilton”) issued a $1.5 million letter of credit on behalf of Sky Industries Corporation (“Sky”) for the benefit of Sung-Jin Trading Co. (“Sung-Jin”). The letter of credit contained several conditions including a requirement that the entity negotiating it provide an authenticated telex from Hamilton. Sung-Jin, a Korean company, negotiated the letter of credit to Kookmin Bank (“Kookmin”), a Korean financial institution, without the required telex and with certain other documents that may have been altered or forged. When Kookmin presented the letter of credit…
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