Sheiman v. Lafayette Bank & Trust Co.

The plaintiffs, Deborah Sheiman and Elissa See, are the granddaughters of Estelle S. Dubow, who died intestate on November 16,1980. The plaintiffs’ mother, who was the daughter of Dubow, predeceased Dubow. On March 28,1980, a check in the amount of $74,784.85 had been issued to Dubow on the account of Stuart M. Sheiman, Trustee Clients' Fund, at the defendant Lafayette Bank and Trust Company (Lafayette). On March 31, 1980, another daughter of Dubow, Rosalind Wilion, presented the unendorsed *41check to the defendant First Federal Savings and Loan Association (First Federal), and First Federal…