Legal Opinion
Fidelity Bank & Trust Co. v. Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 15, 1990No. 89-CA-0759PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARMSTRONG, Judge.
Defendant law firm, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles (hereinafter “DKS”), appeals from a trial court judgment in favor of plaintiff, Fidelity Bank & Trust Company (hereinafter “Fidelity”), on a suit to recover the amount of a check for which Fidelity gave DKS a provisional settlement, and which was later returned by Fidelity because of insufficient funds in the drawer’s account. We affirm.
DKS maintained an office in Slidell, Louisiana. One of its Slidell customers was Fidelity. DKS handled real estate closings, collection matters and other legal affairs for Fidelity. DKS maintained…
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