Legal Opinion
Worms v. BankAmerica International
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 12, 1991PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*364OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander, J.
On April 10, 1989, Security Pacific International Bank (Security Pacific), a Federally chartered banking corporation with offices in New York City, mistakenly wired $1,974,267.97 on behalf of Spedley Securities (Spedley), an Australian corporation, into the account of Banque Worms, a French Bank, maintained with BankAmerica International (BankAmerica), another Federally chartered bank with New York offices. Initially intending to make payment on its debt to Banque Worms under a revolving credit agreement, Spedley instructed Security Pacific, which routinely…
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