Leeds v. Chase Manhattan Bank

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding “a depository bank” is “strictly liable [under the UCC] for conversion on a forged or stolen instrument”
• affirming the grant of summary judgment even though the order merely stated \denied\
• affirming the grant of summary judgment even though order merely stated \denied\
• affirming the grant of summary judgment even though order merely stated \denied\
• “As a depository bank under the Uniform Commercial Code, [the defendant bank] is strictly liable for conversion on a forged or stolen instrument.” (citation omitted)
• depository bank strictly hable in conversion by paying on check and forged endorsement, citing revised UCC § 3-420 and UCC § 4-105

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).