Amalgamated Trust & Savings Bank v. Silha

Defendant Edward Pinzak (Pinzak) appeals from an order of the trial court granting summary judgment to defendant Louis Lapeyre (Lapeyre) in an action for interpleader filed by plaintiff Amalgamated Trust & Savings Bank (Bank).

On April 3, 1981, the Bank filed a complaint for interpleader, alleging that on November 6, 1979, the Bank opened account No. 105621 — 2, and a cashier’s check in the sum of $52,500 was deposited therein. The account was titled “Edward J. Pinzak, Trustee and Amalgamated Trust & Savings Bank, Escrow agent.” The cashier’s check had been drawn on a Texas bank, payable to…