Bank of New South Wales v Milvain: 1884

The farmer customer’s cheque had not been met by the bank, despite his having adequate funds to meet it. The bank appealed against the award of damages to the customer’s reputation.
Held: The customer, as a farmer, was not a trader, and could recover only a nominal award for damage to reputation.
(1884) 10 VLR 3
Australia
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CitedKpohraror v Woolwich Building Society CA 1996
The Society, acting as a bank, had at first failed to pay its customer’s cheque for andpound;4,550, even though there were sufficient funds. The bank said that it had been reported lost. The customer sought damages to his business reputation.
Updated: 06 September 2021; Ref: scu.495212