Legal Opinion
W.B. Farms v. Fremont National Bank & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1985No. Nos. 84-1442, 84-1480PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
W.B. Farms brought this action for breach of an oral agreement it says it made with Fremont National Bank & Trust Co. It contends that Fremont National Bank agreed to pay a check made payable to W.B. Farms whenever sufficient funds came into the account of the drawer. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, and Nebraska law governs. Fremont appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict against it. Three principal questions are presented. The first question is whether an oral agreement by a drawee bank to pay a check whenever sufficient funds come into the…
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