Legal Opinion
RICHARD C. BARTEL v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 24, 2015No. 14-CV-1069PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLEESE, Associate Judge:
Appellant Richard C. Bartel sued appel-lee Bank of America Corporation, seeking to compel the Bank to honor a lost cashier’s check. The trial court granted summary judgment to the Bank on the ground that Mr. Bartel had failed to proffer admissible evidence from which a reasonable factfinder could find that the check has not already been paid. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
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In the trial court, Mr. Bartel alleged the following. In 1994, Mr. Bartel purchased a cashier’s check in the amount of $30,761 from the Bank’s predecessor in interest. The check was…
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- Rock River Communications, Inc. v. Universal Music Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
- In Re ShearinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
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