ED STINN CHEVROLET, INC. v. NATL. CITY BANK

No. 86-205.

28 Ohio St. 3d 221 (1986)

ED STINN CHEVROLET, INC., APPELLEE, v. NATIONAL CITY BANK, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Rehearing granted February 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Berkman, Gordon, Murray & Palda, J. Michael Murray and Lorraine R. Baumgardner, for appellee.

Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Robert J. Hoerner, Kathleen B. Burke and Jon A. Christensen, for appellant.

Roger Blair, urging reversal for amicus curiae, First Community Bank.

Jane Hils Shea, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Fifth Third Bank.

Jeffrey D. Quayle, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Bankers Assn.


Per Curiam.

The central problem presented by this action is which of two innocent parties should bear the loss of this embezzlement-check forger scheme—the thief's employer or the employer's bank. To facilitate consideration of this devilishly complex appeal, we will first outline the various legal arguments presented. The second part of our opinion will then apply the controlling state law to the curious facts at hand.

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