REYNOLDS v. DIME SAV BANK


121 Misc.2d 463 (1983)

Edna Reynolds, Plaintiff, v. Dime Savings Bank, Defendant.

Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County.

September 14, 1983


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edna Reynolds, plaintiff pro se. V. J. Lo Curto for defendant.


HERBERT KRAMER, J.

Is a bank responsible for funds withdrawn from the bank by the depositor in person while under duress in the course of a kidnap-robbery?

FACTS

The plaintiff testified that while walking to a subway station, she was accosted by a stranger who upon the pretext of asking for directions forced her into a vehicle. That vehicle proceeded to the defendant's bank and the plaintiff was forced under knifepoint to withdraw $1...

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