Only nominal damages were awarded by a jury for damage to the plaintiff’s reputation after his bank had wrongly failed to pay on his cheque.
Citations:
(1917) 3 LDAB 152
Cited by:
Cited – Kpohraror 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.
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Banking, Damages
Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.495213