Legal Opinion
Eisendrath v. Bank of America
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 11, 1953No. Civ. 19212PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, P. J.
Plaintiffs appeal from an adverse judgment in an action whereby they sought to recover the amount of a deposit in the defendant bank. The bank had exercised its right of “offset” by debiting the plaintiffs’ account for $50,000, the limit of plaintiffs’ guaranty upon accounts receivable of Empire Jewelry Company which had been bought by the bank.
Empire Jewelry Company, a corporation, of which plaintiff Philip S. Eisendrath was a stockholder and officer, on July 21, 1947, entered into an agreement with Bank of America, entitled “Instalment Paper Indirect Collection,” the pertinent provisions…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Tesseyman v. FisherCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1952
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- Goldring v. GoldringCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1949
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Katz v. HaskellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
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