Legal Opinion

Go-Tane Service Stations, Inc. v. Sharp

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 20, 1979No. 79-92PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Woodward

Plaintiff, Go-Tane Service Stations, Inc., brought this action against defendant, Bank of Westmont, claiming defendant wrongfully refused to pay certain checks written by defendant, James D. Sharp, on his account at the Bank of Westmont. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant bank and plaintiff appeals.

On October 28, 1972, Sharp became employed by Go-Tane as the manager of its Ogden Avenue gasoline station. On March 30, 1973, he opened a joint account with his wife at the Bank of Westmont under the name “Sharp Go-Tane Service.” At the time the account was opened,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Citizens National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  2. Armagast v. Medici Gallery & Coffee House, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  3. Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach v. Bank of AmericaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
  4. Conn v. Bank of Clarendon HillsIllinois Supreme Court · 1972

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Mary Kochton Appley v. Stuart West, Mary Kochton Appley v. National Republic Bank of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  2. Raymer v. Bay State National BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  3. Protective Insurance Co. v. ColemanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  4. Mikrut v. First Bank of Oak ParkAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
  5. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc. v. Devon Bank, an Illinois Banking CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987

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