Legal Opinion
Coregis Insurance v. Fleet National Bank
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 26, 2002No. AC 22136PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
This is a case of statutory construction. Under General Statutes § 42a-4-401, a bank may charge against a customer’s account only those items that are “properly payable.”1 The sole issue in this appeal is whether, under General Statutes §§ 42a-3-110 (d) and 42a-3-205 (d), a check made payable in the alternative to one of several payees authorizes a payor to honor the check, even if it contains two unauthorized signatures, if the check is presented for payment beating one valid endorsement. We hold that the one valid endorsement was sufficient and reverse the contrary judgment…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Herbert S. Newman & Partners, P.C. v. CFC Construction Ltd. PartnershipSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities v. Truelove & MacLean, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Connecticut Light & Power Co. v. Department of Public Utility ControlSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. State Employees' Review BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Gomes v. Commercial Union InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Mohican Valley Concrete Corp. v. Zoning Board of AppealsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
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