Legal Opinion
David v. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided February 15, 1968PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThomas R. Jones, J.
On March 4, 1958, plaintiff, James E. David, opened a checking account with the Manufacturers Trust Company, which later became the defendant, Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company. In so doing he affixed his signature to a card, commonly known as a 11 signature card ’ ’, although it bore no title or legend to describe its purpose. However, at the top of the card and above the line for the depositor’s signature were 11 lines of fine print, the 9th and 10th lines of which read:
*1081“ Depositor(s), in any litigation in which the Trust Company and any of them shall be adverse parties, waive(s) trial by…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Ora Lee Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Company, William Thorne v. Walker-Thomas Furniture CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Klipack v. Raymar Novelties, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1947
- Frankini v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1939
- Waterside Holding Corp. v. LaskAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
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