Wettlaufer Manufacturing Corp. v. Detroit Bank

Plaintiff corporation appeals from a judgment for the defendant bank in a case heard by the court without a jury, wherein the plaintiff sued the defendant bank to recover $12,813.75 paid out by the bank from plaintiff’s checking' account. The facts and circumstances are not in dispute.

Sometime in March, 1948, the plaintiff corporation through its treasurer made arrangements to buy some steel from the Williams Steel Sales, on the representation of Williams that he could procure steel for the plaintiff from a certain steel manufacturer. It was-understood that plaintiff would pay for the…