City Bank of Honolulu v. Tenn

OPINION OP THE COURT BY

RICHARDSON, C.J.

In this case, City Bank of Honolulu, plaintiff-appellee, sued its depositor, defendant-appellant Harry Tenn, to recover $6000 that it paid out on an overdraft drawn by Tenn. Tenn contends that City Bank bad no authorization to pay a check in excess of the funds he had on deposit. City Bank argues that the check itself authorized it to pay, and that it is now entitled to reimbursement from Tenn for the full amount of the check.

In July, 1964, Tenn left Honolulu for a mainland vacation. In Los Angeles, he met one Gene Hawley, who represented Sonic…