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Case Bankinglaw
Case Bankinglaw
CA
G.R. No. 112392
Doctrine: z
RULING:
Petitioner anchors its argument on the fact that the respondent as an indorser
guaranteed the validity of the check and the signatures therein and that the
private respondent signed a blank withdrawal slip bearing only 2 of his signatures
and payee de Guzman therein.
To hold the private respondent liable for the amount of the check he deposited by
the strict application of the law and without considering the attending
circumstances in the case would result in an injustice and in the erosion of the
public trust in the banking system.
Under the rules issued by the petitioner in the private
z respondent’s passbook, to be able to withdraw from the
savings account deposit under the Philippine foreign currency
deposit system, two requisites must be presented to petitioner
bank by the person withdrawing an amount: