TURBITT v. RIGGS NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON, D. C.

Nos. 2978, 2979.

182 A.2d 886 (1962)

Frank O. TURBITT, t/a Owens Furniture Mart, Appellant, v. The RIGGS NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON, D. C., Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided July 20, 1962.

Rehearing Denied August 10, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur S. Curtis, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Francis L. Casey, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and QUINN and MYERS, Associate Judges.


QUINN, Associate Judge.

The Riggs National Bank erroneously credited a deposit of the D. N. Owens Company to the account of appellant, doing business as the Owens Furniture Mart. Appellant went to Riggs and, in response to his request, received from a teller a slip of paper indicating that his balance was $3,845.94. This figure included the erroneous credit of $2,748.52. Relying upon the teller's statement, appellant then drew several checks against the stated balance...

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