Dziurak v. Chase Manhattan Bank

Despite the court’s exhaustive search and the commendable co-operation of counsel, the court, surprisingly, is unable to find a New York reported case like the one at bar.

Plaintiff seeks to recover the sum of $17,000 by reason of defendant’s refusal to honor a "stop payment” order on its cashier’s check.

The parties have waived trial by jury and their right to submit requests for finding of facts which the court finds as follows (CPLR 4213):

Irving A. Cook, Esq., plaintiff’s attorney, and Frank Monaco, defendant bank’s branch manager, testified for the respective parties. (Plaintiff was unable…