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ANGEL v. SEATTLE-FIRST NAT. BANK

No. 79-4855.

653 F.2d 1293 (1981)

Solomon ANGEL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SEATTLE-FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Defendant and Third Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Third Party Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan L. Barnes, Asst. U.S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for third party defendant-appellant.

Dale E. Kremer, Seattle, Wash, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WRIGHT and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges, and PANNER, District Judge.

FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:

Pursuant to a sting operation designed to catch third-party smugglers, an agent of the United States Customs Service issued a receipt to Angel for $260,000 in the name of the Seattle-First National Bank. Although the agent was acting with the bank's permission, the bank thereafter refused to pay Angel the money evidenced by the receipt.

Angel sued the bank for $260,000. The bank cross-claimed...

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