When Alvin F. Lindsay first started doing research for a lawsuit against First Union National Bank, he turned to a treatise by Barkley Clark.
Titled “The Law of Bank Deposits,” the treatise is considered a leading authority on banking law. But to Lindsay’s dismay and despite case law to the contrary, Clark’s assertions in the treatise supported the very arguments being made by First Union. Then, in December, just three days before trial, Lindsay made a startling discovery: Clark, after being hired by First Union, had amended his treatise.
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