Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. v. Akpan

I hereby find and decide that

1. Findings of fact — chronological summary

Monday, August 18, 1975 — Defendant Vernice Akpan deposited a check in the amount of $2,500 in the joint checking account she shared with her husband, defendant John I. *623Akpan in Branch 102 of plaintiff Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company (hereinafter referred to as "Manufacturers”). The check was drawn on . First National City Bank by one Ronald Lawrence, and was payable to defendant Vernice Akpan.

Uncontradicted testimony at trial established that Lawrence had asked Mrs. Akpan to deposit the check and return the cash…