Casentini v. Nevada National Bank

OPINION

By the Court, Zenoff, C. J.:

Fritz Von Geldern, while manager of respondent bank, requested Ansel Casentini to borrow $1,500 from the bank, *457which Von Geldern would approve as manager, and persuaded Casentini to turn the money over to him, Von Geldern, as a personal accommodation. Casentini signed a promissory note for $1,500 to the bank, received the money and gave it to Von Geldern who subsequently was discharged by the bank. See Unrah v. Nevada National Bank, 88 Nev. 427, 498 P.2d 1349 (1972).

After demand and refusal to pay, the bank sued on the note and Casentini defended by denying…