Legal Opinion
Daube v. Bruno
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 12, 1985No. 85-CA-290PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUTALL, Judge.
This suit arises from a loss resulting from misappropriation of cheeks belonging to the plaintiff. From a judgment dismissing his suit on an exception of prescription, the plaintiff has taken this appeal. We reverse.
The plaintiff, Alfred B. Daube, arranged for his paychecks, drawn on the Whitney National Bank, to be mailed to a friend, Liane Bruno, who agreed to hold them for him while he was working offshore from Mexico. Bruno forged his endorsement, added her own true endorsement, and deposited the checks into her checking account at Commercial Bank & Trust Company, which…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Strother v. National American BankLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
- Succession of GuilleminSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1847
- TOP CROP SEED & SUP. CO. v. Bank of Southwest La.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- Fernon v. Capital Bank & Trust CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Daube v. BrunoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- Daube v. BrunoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986