Legal Opinion
Amwest Surety Insurance Company v. Republic National Bank
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 1, 1992No. 91-2713PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity case Amwest Surety Insurance Company seeks to recover from Republic National Bank, of Columbia, South Carolina, funds that Amwest erroneously overdrew under a letter of credit and then returned with directions to “put [them] back into the ... Letter of Credit.” Amwest claims that when Republic National accepted the returned funds but refused to honor a subsequent draft on them, it breached its obligations under the letter, committed fraud, or was unjustly enriched. As a defense Republic National asserts that Amwest had breached its statutory…
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