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STATE OF QATAR v. FIRST AMERICAN BANK OF VIRGINIA

Civ. A. No. 94-1081-A.

880 F.Supp. 463 (1995)

The STATE OF QATAR, et al., Plaintiffs, v. FIRST AMERICAN BANK OF VIRGINIA, d/b/a First Union National Bank of Virginia, et al., Defendants. FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON, D.C., successor in interest to First American Bank, N.A., Third-Party Plaintiff v. CENTRAL FIDELITY BANKS, INC., Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division.

April 4, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorothy B. Fountain, Richard L. Cys, Davis, Wright, Fremaine, Washington, DC, for plaintiffs.

Daniel S. Fiore, Arlington, VA, Grady C. Frank, Jr., Hazel & Thomas, P.C., Alexandria, VA, for First Union Nat. Bank of Virginia.

Robert K. Richardson, Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C., Fairfax, VA, for Central Fidelity Banks, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

At issue in this diversity jurisdiction case is whether, and under what conditions, a drawer may sue a depository bank for conversion under pre-1993 Virginia commercial law. Specifically, the question presented is whether a drawer may sue a depository bank for conversion where (1) the drawer's employee has induced the drawer to write checks to fictitious payees, (2) the employee then fraudulently endorsed...

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