Legal Opinion
Monreal v. Fleet Bank
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 4, 2000PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenblatt, J.
After a bank makes a statement of account available to its customer, the customer has one year to assert claims against the bank for negligently paying checks bearing alterations or forged signatures of the customer (see, UCC 4-406 [4]). We are asked to determine when the one-year period begins to run where, owing to the actions of a single wrongdoer, a bank charges its customer’s account for a series of checks paid over a span of several years. Does the first statement of account start the clock for all future claims arising from that wrongdoer’s repeated…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sun'n Sand, Inc. v. United California BankCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- Putnam Rolling Ladder Co. v. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Woods v. MONY Legacy Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Kosic v. Marine Midland BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Kosic v. Marine Midland BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by28 opinions
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