Security National Bank v. Lish

HARRIS, Associate Judge;

Security National Bank (Security) sued appellee Lish, an attorney, for losses sustained on a loan which had been made by the bank to a third party. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment, based upon the fact that no attorney-client relationship existed between Security and Lish. 1 We reverse.

In the fall of 1969, Lish represented A. Bolling Newsome, as well as Newsome’s then-employer which did business with Security. Lish is an attorney of considerable experience, and he was well known to officials of the bank through prior transactions. Newsome…