Legal Opinion
Kuwait Airways Corporation v. American Security Bank, N.A. And First American Bank, N.A.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 10, 1990No. 88-7039, 88-7040, 88-7055, 88-7056 and 89-7010PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a suit by Kuwait Airways Corporation (“Kuwait”) against American Security Bank (“ASB”), the depositary bank, and First American Bank (“FAB”), the drawee bank. During the course of an extended jury trial, Kuwait sought to prove that the depositary bank *458converted funds and breached a contract by opening a corporate account upon the request of a Kuwait employee, Robert Sen-si, without any documentation and by taking for deposit into this account checks amounting to approximately $2.5…
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