Legal Opinion
Fidelity Bank v. United Nat. Bank of Washington
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 10, 1985No. Civ. A. 83-3798PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Fidelity Bank (Fidelity) of Philadelphia instituted suit against the United National Bank (United) of Washington, D.C. for breach of warranty, claiming that United presented a check bearing forged endorsements to Fidelity, which Fidelity accepted and paid. This matter was tried without a jury on June 5, 1985. 1 Pursuant to Rule 52, Fed.R.Civ.P. the court enters the following Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
FINDINGS OF FACT
The essential facts of this case are not in dispute. On August 26, 1983, Fidelity…
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