Fidelity National Bank of West Fort Lauderdale v. Valachovic

WHITE, Judge.

The defendant, Fidelity National Bank of West Fort Lauderdale, Florida, appeals a summary final judgment entered against it in an action for damages for conversion of a negotiable instrument, namely a check. The plaintiff is the New York appointed administratrix of the estate of Richard Valachovic.

The amended complaint alleged that one James Welch, a Fort Lauderdale attorney, was hired by the plaintiff to collect a debt owed to the decedent by Fidel Association of New York, Inc.; that in April, 1958 Fidel Association drew its check on Colonial Trust Company of New York in the…