COTTON v. FIRST STATE BANK

No. 3-88-0656.

182 Ill. App.3d 400 (1989)

537 N.E.2d 1103

IRENE COTTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRST STATE BANK OF MENDOTA, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed April 20, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis E. Olivero & Associates, of Peru, for appellant.

Michael S. Guilfoyle, of Mendota, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an action brought by the beneficiary of a payable-on-death account against the bank that issued the account to recover damages occasioned by the conduct of the bank in handling the account. The action arises out of the fact that prior to the death of the account owner, the bank removed the name of the payable-on-death beneficiary from the account.

The plaintiff, Irene Cotton...

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