Legal Opinion
Sherriff-Goslin Co. v. Cawood
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided July 9, 1979No. Docket 78-1002PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. M. Burns, J.
Plaintiff Sherriff-Goslin Company brought this suit to recover for amounts lost when checks made out to it were embezzled and paid over a forged endorsement. The trial court entered a summary judgment, under G.CR 117.2(3), against the defendant Peoples State Bank and it appeals. We affirm.
From April 1, 1973, until sometime in July of 1974, defendant David Cawood was the branch manager of plaintiff’s business in Ann Arbor. While serving in this capacity Cawood received checks from plaintiff’s customers drawn on various banks. Cawood had no authority to cash these checks or deal with them in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Salsman v. National Community Bank of RutherfordNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1968
- Cooper v. Union BankCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Gresham State Bank v. O & K Construction Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1962
- Von Gohren v. Pacific National BankCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1973
- Salsman v. NAT. COMMUNITY BANK OF RUTHERFORDNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1969
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. v. Hepler State BankCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1981
- Pargas, Inc. v. Estate of TaylorLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Robert Wooler Co. v. Fidelity BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Grosberg v. Michigan National Bank OaklandMichigan Supreme Court · 1985
- Hydroflo Corp. v. First Nat. Bank of OmahaNebraska Supreme Court · 1984
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