Questão jurídica principal
Whether the mayor had authority to withdraw the municipality’s funds and whether the bank could invoke good-faith protection against the alleged abuse of authority under IPRG and German law.
Decisão extraída
The mayor exceeded his authority, and the bank could not rely on good faith; the issue was governed by German law.
Fundamentação extraída
For a foreign municipality acting as a legal person, the corporate statute governs organ representation, the scope of authority, good-faith protection, and the effects of unauthorized representation. The bank knew the security requirements for the investments, so it could not rely on trust in the apparent authority.