Odunukwe v. Bank of America

Jay Odunukwe appeals from a jury verdict in favor of Bank of America (“the Bank”). We affirm.

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Odunukwe, an African-American originally from Nigeria, sued the Bank after employees of its Medway, Massachusetts branch refused to cash a check that he presented. Odunukwe testified that he was not a client of the Bank and that, in attempting to cash the check drawn on his sister’s Bank account, he provided two forms of identification: a Massachusetts driver’s license and an American Express credit card. Bank employees testified that Odunukwe presented only one acceptable form of identification,…