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Harare High Court
Amos Marowa v Steward Bank Limited
HH 820-17
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
13 December 2017
Citation
HH 820-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 820
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
CHAREWA J
Full Bench
CHAREWA J
Areas of Law
Banking LawDelict
Keywords
bank reversalfraudulent transferduty of careinnocent recipient
Tags
banking lawfraudulent transferduty of carereversal of credit
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Was defendant entitled to reverse the credit fraudulently done by Esther Hodza to plaintiff's account?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Esther Hodza fraudulently used bank's funds; plaintiff innocent recipient"}
- {"issue_text":"Did defendant owe plaintiff a duty of care to ensure no illegal transfers were done to his account?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Bank's obligation to verify source of deposits"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Plaintiff sold his motor vehicle to Esther Hodza for $13,700 paid via bank transfer between their accounts at Steward Bank. Unknown to both parties, Hodza had fraudulently used the bank's own funds for the transfer. When the bank discovered the fraud on 5 December 2016, it reversed the transaction and reported Hodza to police. Plaintiff sued the bank for reversing the credit and for negligence in allowing the fraudulent transfer.
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