Stella Flour & Feed Corp. v. National City Bank
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtBergan, J.
Plaintiff was a depositor with the defendant bank and the question presented by this appeal is the extent to which a bank may incur a tort liability if it breaches its contract obligation to charge drafts against an account, only in accordance with a depositor’s directions.
*183The complaint alleges that plaintiff issued four checks drawn on the defendant bank in the total amount of $11,241.67; that each was drawn in favor of a specific payee; that an employee of plaintiff altered the checks by changing the named payee thereon; and that after alteration the defendant paid the said employee of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Shipman v. Bank of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Rich v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Weisser v. . DenisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
- Busch v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Crawford v. . West Side BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
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- Albemarle Theatre, Inc. v. Bayberry Realty Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1967
- Delbrueck & Co. v. Manufacturers Hanover Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Robbins v. Ogden Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
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