Aleo International, Ltd. v. Citibank, N. A.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Herman Cahn, J.

Defendant Citibank, N. A. (Citibank) moves for an order, pursuant to CPLR 3212, granting it summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Plaintiff Aleo International, Ltd. (Aleo) is a domestic corporation. On October 13, 1992, one of Aleo’s vice-presidents, *951Vera Eyzerovich (Ms. Eyzerovich), entered her local Citibank branch and instructed Citibank to make an electronic transfer of $284,563 United States dollars to the Dresdner Bank in Berlin, Germany, to the account of an individual named Behzad Hermatjou (Hermatjou). The documentary evidence submitted shows…