Legal Opinion
Couture v. Pawtucket Credit Union
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 29, 2001No. 99-400-AppealPublished
1Opinion of the Court
765 A.2d 831 (2001)
Lucille M. COUTURE et al.
v.
PAWTUCKET CREDIT UNION.
No. 99-400-Appeal.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island.
January 29, 2001.
Present WEISBERGER, C.J., LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.
Joseph P. Carroll, for plaintiff.
Matthew T. Oliverio, John T. Gannon, Pawtucket, for defendant.
OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
Does a creditor's contractual right to apply deposited funds against a debt owed to it survive the debtor's bankruptcy? More particularly, under an agreement with its account holders, can a bank apply the funds deposited in the holders' joint accounts against the balance…
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