Legal Opinion
Smallman v. Home Federal Savings Bank of Tennessee
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided November 21, 1989PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GODDARD, Judge.
Home Federal Savings Bank was sued by David Smallman and his wife Tommie after Home Federal charged back funds from the Smallmans’ checking account because a check in the amount of $703.87 deposited in their account was returned unpaid.1 After the charge-back 14 outstanding checks written by the Smallmans on their account were returned because of insufficient funds. The jury awarded the Smallmans $703.87,2 the amount of the check, and $30,-000 in other damages. Both sides have appealed.
Home Federal insists on appeal that the Trial Court erred in failing to direct a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Northpark National Bank v. Bankers Trust Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- Appliance Buyers Credit Corporation v. Prospect National Bank of Peoria, and Third Party and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- North Carolina National Bank v. HarwellCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978
- Dozier v. First Ala. Bank of Montgomery, NACourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
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- Smallman v. Home Federal Savings Bank of TennesseeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1989