Legal Opinion
Dodd v. Citizens Bank of Costa Mesa
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 30, 1990No. G008019PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WALLIN, Acting P. J.
Raymond Dodd appeals the judgment of dismissal of his causes of action for negligent mismanagement of a payroll account against Citizens Bank of Costa Mesa (Citizens) following the sustaining of a demurrer without leave to amend. Dodd claims the court erred in ruling, as a matter of law, that he was not a customer of Citizens and therefore Citizens owed him no duty. We affirm.
In his first amended complaint, Dodd alleges he runs a trucking business under the name of Citrus Transport Service. He contracted with Pacific Payroll Systems, Inc., for preparation of his…
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