Legal Opinion
DECATUR FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION v. Litsky
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 11, 1993No. A92A1760PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
We granted Decatur Federal’s application for interlocutory appeal to review the trial court’s denial of its motions for complete and partial summary judgment. Litsky sued the bank to recoup his losses as a result of the bank’s payment of checks forged on Litsky’s account. The application of OCGA § 11-4-406 is central.
Facts
In 1985, Litsky, who lived in New York, opened a checking account with Decatur Federal. He executed a signature card bearing only his name. The bank sent monthly bank statements to him at his New York address until 1987, when he moved to Georgia, and…
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