Key legal question
Whether the board member breached his duty of care by approving the credit to K. without adequate borrower and collateral review.
Extracted holding
Yes. Approving the loan without information on creditworthiness, solvency, and a serious valuation of the pledged property was a clear breach of the duty of care.
Extracted reasoning
A bank director must assess each significant credit decision with objective diligence. The absence of essential credit file data and the resulting 100% financing of the collateralized property made the approval objectively negligent.