Main Issues
Even if the act of guarantee of payment for checks conducted by the head of an agricultural cooperative depository is invalid without approval of the National Federation, the deposit depository belongs to the duties of the head of the deposit depository in transactions, as it is concerned with the loan business.
Summary of Judgment
An act of guarantee of payment for checks issued by others by an agricultural cooperative's depository institution shall be deemed as an act performed by the head of the depository institution in connection with his duties, even if the payment guarantee becomes null and void due to the absence of the approval of the National Federation.
[Reference Provisions]
Article 111 of the Agricultural Cooperatives Act, Article 756 of the Civil Act
Plaintiff-Appellee
United States of America
Defendant-Appellant
Seoul Special Metropolitan City Agricultural Cooperatives
Judgment of the lower court
Seoul High Court Decision 70Na1516 delivered on February 5, 1971, Seoul High Court Decision 70Na1516 delivered on February 5, 197
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The appeal is dismissed.
The costs of appeal shall be borne by the defendant.
Reasons
The defendant's attorney's grounds of appeal are examined.
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Therefore, the appeal is dismissed. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating judges by applying Articles 95 and 89 of the Civil Procedure Act to the burden of the costs of appeal.
Justices Kim Kim-gmb (Presiding Justice)