Legal Opinion
Matco Tools Corp. v. Pontiac State Bank
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided August 1, 1985No. 84-CV-2972-DTPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RALPH M. FREEMAN, Senior District Judge.
Mateo Tools Corporation has brought this action against several defendants on various theories. In the portion of the lawsuit presently before the court, Mateo, as the named payee on a negotiable instrument, seeks to recover the value of the instrument from Pontiac State Bank, as depository bank, under warranty and conversion theories, for accepting the instrument for deposit over an allegedly forged endorsement. Both parties have moved for summary judgment.
The material facts are largely undisputed. David Cox was a distributor of Mateo…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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