Legal Opinion
Kesner v. Liberty Bank & Trust Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 14, 1979PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In acting on the plaintiffs motion for summary judgment, the judge correctly ruled that the defendant bank was entitled to judgment as matter of law. The plaintiff who was the treasurer of Hereford Realty, Inc., could not recover damages under G. L. c. 106, § 4-402, for the bank’s wrongful dishonor of the corporation’s checks because *935the corporation, and not the plaintiff, was the "customer” of the bank within the meaning of that section. See Farmers Bank v. Sinwellan Corp., 367 A.2d 180 (Del. 1976); Loucks v. Albuquerque Natl. Bank, 76 N.M. 735 (1966). General Laws c. 106, § 4-104(e),…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Loucks v. Albuquerque National BankNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- United States Steel Corp. v. Elton H. Darby, Defendant-Third Party v. Southern Fabricating Company, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Kendall Yacht Corp. v. United California BankCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
- Hanson v. Globe Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- First National Bank of Springdale v. HobbsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1970
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Agostino v. Monticello Greenhouses, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Thrash v. Georgia State Bank of RomeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
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