First National Bank v. Lewis

Plaintiff, First National Bank of Deerfield (bank), appeals from an order of the trial court granting in part a motion for summary judgment made by defendant, Cort I. Lewis. This appeal involves the important issue of whether a bank can offset individual funds of a partner against a partnership debt.

However, we must first address the threshold question of whether the order appealed from is a final and appealable order. The trial court’s order states that “[tjhere is no just reason to delay enforcement of this order with respect to the ruling that the funds held by the Bank be released” and a…