Legal Opinion
Lechoslaw v. Bank of America, N.A.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 30, 2010No. 09-1425PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This is a case about a missing bank check. Appellant Szymas Lechoslaw (“Lechoslaw”) purchased a Fleet Bank (“BoA”) 1 bank check in Worcester, Massachusetts and attempted to cash it at a bank in Poland. The check was apparently lost in transit between Poland and BoA’s offices in New Jersey and it took a few months before the money was finally in Lechoslaw’s account in Poland. Claiming that the four-and-a-half month delay in receiving his $31,787.34 disrupted the construction of a motel and restaurant in Poland and caused him severe emotional distress, Lechoslaw sued to…
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