Legal Opinion
State of Qatar v. First American Bank of Virginia
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided April 4, 1995No. Civ. A. 94-1081-APublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
At issue in this diversity jurisdiction case is whether, and under what conditions, a drawer may sue a depositary bank for conversion under pre-1993 Virginia commercial law. Specifically, the question presented is whether a drawer may sue a depositary bank for conversion where (1) the drawer’s employee has induced the drawer to write checks to fictitious payees, (2) the employee then fraudulently endorsed the checks and deposited them into his personal account with the depositary bank, and finally, (3) that bank cashed the checks in some instances in…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Underpinning & Foundation Constructors, Inc. v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.New York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc. v. Citibank, N. A.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Allied Concord Financial Corp. v. Bank of AmericaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
- E. F. Hutton & Co. v. City National BankCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Pamar Enterprises, Inc. v. Huntington BanksMichigan Court of Appeals · 1998
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- Federal Insurance v. SmithDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2001
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- Continental Casualty Co. v. Fifth/Third BankDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2006
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