Legal Opinion
Masotti v. Bristol Savings Bank
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 7, 1995No. 15097PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
The dispositive issue in this appeal is the validity of a bank’s exercise of its right of setoff *173against funds held in joint accounts for which the signatories were the bank’s debtor and the debtor’s spouse. The plaintiff, Elizabeth C. Masotti, filed a complaint alleging that the defendant, Bristol Savings Bank (bank), had wrongfully withdrawn funds from joint accounts of the plaintiff and her husband, Vito Masotti. In six counts, the plaintiff claimed that these withdrawals constituted a conversion, a breach of contract, negligence, a breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, and an…
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