Legal Opinion
Radelman v. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided October 8, 1969PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
The terms set forth in the safe-deposit box lease executed by plaintiff constitute a valid contract between the parties herein (see Banking Law, § 96, subds. 3, 6; Coons v. First Nat. Bank, 218 App. Div. 283). In our opinion, the lease provision prohibiting the deposit of money in the box is neither unconscionable nor offensive to public policy which imposes no limitation or restriction on the freedom of contract between a bank and its depositors (Gaita v. Windsor Bank, 251 N. Y. 152; Sagendorph v. First Nat. Bank, 218 App. Div. 285; David v. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co., 59 Misc 2d 248).…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Coons v. First National Bank of PhilmontAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
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3Cited by8 opinions
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