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Salvador O. Echano, Jr. Vs. Liberty Toledo

SALVADOR O. ECHANO, JR., Petitioner, versus LIBERTY TOLEDO, Respondent

G.R. No. 173930 | 2010-09-15

DECISION


ABAD, J.:

This case is about the liability of a government-owned bank cashier for allowing an unauthorized person to deposit to her savings account second-endorsed checks payable to the Office of the City Treasurer of Manila.

The Facts and the Case

On August 8, 2000 Laurence V. Taguinod of the Medical Center Trading Corporation verified with the Office of the City Treasurer of Manila the authenticity of their 1st Quarter 2000 Municipal License Receipt. He claimed that he entrusted a January 18, 2000 manager's check for P55,205.36 to Rogelio S. Reyes (Reyes), an officer of the City Treasurer's Business License Division in...