Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B. v. Focus Bank

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION PROVIDENT SAVINGS BANK, F.S.B., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 1:19-CV-151 RLW ) FOCUS BANK, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This diversity suit concerns which of two banks is liable for a forged or altered check. The case is before the Court on Plaintiff Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B.’s (“Provident Bank”) Motion for Summary Judgment on Count I of it First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 25). Defendant Focus Bank opposes the motion and it is fully briefed. For the following reasons, the Court will grant the Motion…