Legal Opinion
Trust Co. of Georgia Bank v. Port Terminal & Warehousing Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 20, 1980No. 59081PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Judge.
Appellee-Port Terminal instituted this action against the appellant-bank, alleging a conversion of some eighty-eight checks on which it was the named payee. Code Ann. § 109A-3 — 419 (1) (c). The bank appeals the grant of summary judgment to Port Terminal.
Prior to the events giving rise to the instant action for conversion, Port Terminal had in its employ one Maxine McElveen. Port Terminal discovered that Mrs. McElveen was stealing money and she was arrested. Port Terminal lost approximately $18,000 in Mrs. McElveen’s scheme which involved manipulation of the company’s bank…
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