· 4/26/1982
Western Casualty & Surety Company v. Citizens Bank of Las Cruces and Bank of New Mexico
Citations
- 676 F.2d 1344
- 33 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 1018
- 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 19814
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- \it is clear that banks must observe this standard of good faith ... to invoke the protection of Sec. 3-405\
- “Ultimately the loss is generally borne by the person who forged the indorsement or the party who took the instrument from the forger.”
- \Ultimately the loss is generally borne by the person who forged the indorsement or the party who took the instrument from the forger\
- payable to “Grater Mesilla Valley Sanitation District,” and indorsed “Greater Mesilla Valley Sanitation District;” “minor discrepancy in spelling” does not preclude application of UCC § 3-405
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Judges: Holloway, McWilliams, McKay
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