Legal Opinion

Schenectady Steel Co. v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 19, 2002PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Carpinello, J.

Cross appeals from an order of the Supreme Court (Reilly, Jr., J.), entered April 12, 2001 in Schenectady County, which, inter alia, denied third-party defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the third-party complaint.

This case involves an all too common defalcation, i.e., the diversion of checks from the intended recipient and subsequent forgery of the payee’s indorsement. Here, plaintiffs allege that defendants Richard McCabe, Kathryn McCabe, McCabe, Carey & Associates, Inc. and MCA Administration (hereinafter the McCabe defendants) received checks drawn by…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. Barclays Bank of New York, N. A.New York Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. George Cohen Agency, Inc. v. Donald S. Perlman Agency, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. Vitiello v. Mayrich Construction Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Whitaker Securities, LLC v. Rosenfeld (In re Rosenfeld)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2015
  2. Lima USA, Inc. v. MahfouzSuperior Court of Delaware · 2021
  3. Lima USA, Inc. v. MahfouzSuperior Court of Delaware · 2021

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