UNITED STATES v. SUN BANK OF MIAMI

No. 79-2035. Summary Calendar.

609 F.2d 832 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SUN BANK OF MIAMI, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 14, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Carr Ferguson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Gilbert E. Andrews, Robert A. Bernstein, Donald B. Susswein, Tax Div., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellant.

Fowler, White, Burnett, Hurley, Banick & Knight, Harold L. Ward, Atty., Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, FAY and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In the District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the United States sued Sun Bank of Miami for wrongful dishonor of a $150,000 sight draft drawn pursuant to a letter of credit issued by the bank. From an adverse summary judgment, the United States appeals. Finding the dishonor wrongful, we reverse the judgment and remand with instruction to enter judgment for the United States.

In October, 1973, the predecessor of Sun Bank of Miami

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