Bank One, Merrillville, NA v. Northern Trust Bank

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HOLDERMAN, District Judge:

Plaintiff, Bank One, Merrillville, NA (“Bank One”), brought this diversity action against defendant, Northern Trust Bank/DuPage (“Northern”), claiming wrongful dishonor of a cashier’s check. Northern asserted affirmative defenses and a counterclaim based on fraud, bad faith and misconduct. Bank One has moved, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56, for partial summary judgment on the issue of Northern’s wrongful dishonor. For the reasons stated in this opinion, Bank One’s motion is granted.

FACTS

This case concerns two banks, Bank One of Merrillville,…