Legal Opinion
Hensley-Johnson v. Citizens Nat. Bank of Bellflower
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 14, 1953No. Civ. 19697PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VALLÉE, J.
Appeal by defendant from an adverse judgment in an action to recover sums deposited with defendant bank and paid out in the cashing of cheeks on forged endorsements.
Plaintiff, an automobile dealer, maintained two accounts with defendant bank and one with a Bellflower bank. In the ordinary course of business, checks received were endorsed with a stamp bearing plaintiff’s name for deposit only. No signature was required for deposit. The signature cards which plaintiff furnished defendant, pursuant to resolution of its board of directors, authorized two signatures only—Ben F. Hensley…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Meyers v. Bank of America National Trust and Savings Ass'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1938
- Los Angeles Investment Co. v. Home Savings Bank of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1919
- Union Tool Co. v. Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
- International Aircraft Trading Co. v. Manufacturers Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
- City of New York v. Bronx County Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
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3Cited by9 opinions
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