Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 12 July 1983.
1. The plaintiff is a textile manufacturer. The first three defendants are banks. The 4th defendant was employed by the plaintiff as an accounts clerk, and the 5th defendant is the 4th defendant's wife. It is alleged that the 4th defendant stole large sums of money from the plaintiff's bank accounts with the Dah Sing Bank and with each of the first three defendants by fraud or forgery and that the 5th defendants has received some of the proceeds. The plaintiff's claim against the 5th defendant h