Legal Opinion
Louis v. Citizens & Southern Bank
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 14, 1988No. 76461PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Judge.
Josseline Louis and Moganue Pierre Louis filed suit in Laurens County Superior Court against the Citizens & Southern Bank of Dublin (C & S), alleging that they were the named payees of two cashier’s checks in the amount of $5,000 each, upon which their endorsements were forged; and that C & S paid these instruments in accordance with the forged endorsements, thereby converting their property and damaging them in the amount of the instrument. They further sought attorney fees and exemplary damages of $100,000 each because of the intentional conversion of their property. C & S…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Trust Co. v. Nationwide Moving & Storage Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Bank South v. Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted MasonsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- NAT. BANK OF GEORGIA v. WeinerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Commercial Union Insurance Company v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
3Cited by4 opinions
- McAdam v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Flavor-Inn, Inc. v. NCNB NATIONAL BANK OF SCCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1992
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- Thomas J. McAdam Jr., McAdam Electric Company, Inc., a New Jersey Corporation, McAdam Pension Plan, and McAdam Electric Profit Sharing Plan v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. And Clifford B. Murray v. Harold Tyson and Midlantic National Bank, Martin S. Wilson, Philadelphia Life Insurance Company, Professional Benefit Consultants, Inc., McAdam Electric Company, Thomas J. McDonough Jr., Scott A. Conesky, Theresa Conesky, Edward H. Kay, Regina A. Kay, Margaret White, Elmer J. Parsons, Jr., Nancy L. Parsons, John J. Sykes, Jr., Eleanor Downer, S. Whitney Downer, Lucille Robertson, Gwenn Graves Hamilton, Robert Brown, Beverly A. Brown and Mary L. Brown. Appeal of Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., in No. 89-5250. Appeal of Midlantic National Bank/south in No. 89-5251, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, No. 89-5251Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990