Legal Opinion
Wisper Corp. v. California Commerce Bank
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 26, 1996No. D019999PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HUFFMAN, J.
California Commerce Bank (CCB) appeals a judgment following a jury verdict finding it liable for (1) 25 percent of the damages suffered by Wisper Corporation N.V. (Wisper) caused by CCB’s negligence in dealing with Edgar Benitez (Benitez), an employee of Wisper who diverted proceeds of Wisper’s checks through an account he opened with *952CCB, and (2) conversion of one check payable to International Investments Corporation (International). CCB contends on appeal: (1) CCB is not liable to Wisper because Benitez was listed as an alternate payee on most of the checks diverted by…
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