Legal Opinion
Mtr. of Knox (Columbia Banking)
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 28, 1985Published
1Opinion of the Court
64 N.Y.2d 434 (1985)
In the Matter of Samuel J. Knox, Jr., as Guardian ad Litem of Robert D. Tyler, an Infant, Appellant. Columbia Banking Federal Savings and Loan Association, Respondent.
Court of Appeals of the State of New York.
Argued February 11, 1985.
Decided March 28, 1985.
Samuel J. Knox, Jr., appellant pro se.
John J. Darcy for respondent.
Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges MEYER, SIMONS and ALEXANDER concur with Judge KAYE; Judge JASEN dissents and votes to reverse in a separate opinion.
KAYE, J.
A bank that allows a fiduciary to negotiate a check payable to him as fiduciary without first…
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- Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. Queens County Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. AdoueTexas Supreme Court · 1911
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