Legal Opinion
Bernhard v. Bank of America National Trust & Saving Association
California Supreme Court
Decided March 6, 1942No. L. A. 18057PublishedCited by 866 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRAYNOR, J. —
-In June, 1933, Mrs. Clara Sather, an elderly -woman, made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Charles ■ , 0. Cook in San Dimas, California. Because of her failing health, she authorized Mr. Cook and Dr. Joseph Zeiler to make drafts jointly against her commercial account in the Security First National Bank of Los Angeles. On August 24, 1933, Mr. Cook opened a commercial account at the First National Bank of San Dimas in the name of “Clara Sather by Charles 0. Cook.” No authorization for this account was ever given to the bank by Mrs. Sather. Thereafter, a number of checks drawn by Cook…
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