Legal Opinion
Interbank of New York v. Fleet Bank
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided July 17, 2001Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Carol R. Edmead, J.
Defendant Fleet Bank (Fleet) moves for an order granting it *21summary judgment dismissing plaintiff Interbank of New York’s (Interbank) complaint. This case of first impression considers whether a notation “verbally authorized by your depositor” qualifies as a signature on a check.
Interbank commenced this action against Fleet to recover on four drafts in the total sum of $3,361.16, paid out by Interbank from the account of its customer, Dimitidos Tasoulis (Tasoulis).
Two of the drafts were issued by and made payable to Sprint PCS (Sprint), and two of the…
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- Mortimer Agency, Inc. v. Underwriters Trust Co.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1973
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