Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Citizens Bank of Texas, N.A.

OPINION

FELIPE REYNA, Justice.

Citizens Bank of Texas, N.A. filed suit against Pate & Pate Enterprises, Inc. and other related entities after the defendants engaged in a check kiting scheme involving accounts with Citizens Bank, Wells Fargo Bank Texas, N.A., and Wells Fargo Bank Ohio, N.A., resulting in overdrafts at Citizens Bank totaling $8,150,000. Citizens Bank amended its petition to name the Wells Fargo banks as defendants. Citizens Bank settled with the Pate defendants, and the court heard its remaining claims in a bench trial. The court rendered judgment in favor of Citizens Bank.

Wells…