Legal Opinion

Northbrook Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Citizens & Southern National Bank

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 28, 1987No. 74744PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Beasley, Judge.

Northbrook Property and Casualty Insurance Company, as subrogee of Devin Management Company, Inc., brought suit against the Citizens and Southern National Bank seeking damages in the amount of $75,805.89. The complaint alleged that Devin’s employee, Patricia Ferguson, from 1980 to 1983 cashed numerous unauthorized checks drawn by her on Devin’s account and payable to fictitious individuals; that she fraudulently indorsed those checks and presented them to C & S; that C & S negligently accepted the checks and without further inquiry or authorization paid the funds to Patricia…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Chemical BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. E. F. Hutton & Co. v. City National BankCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
  3. Hutchinson v. DowCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
  4. Consolidated Public Water Supply District No. C-1 v. Farmers BankMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Bank South v. Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted MasonsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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3Cited by7 opinions

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