Judgment affirmed, with costs.
During October, 1981, plaintiff deposited six checks, drawn by Mercantile Bank of Nigeria Limited on its account at defendant Chase Manhattan Bank, NA, and made payable to various American universities, into his personal account also maintained at Chase. Plaintiff had brought these checks to the United States from Nigeria and signed the names of the payees without their authority. After Chase discovered the forged indorsements, plaintiff...
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