LOPEZ v. CITY OF NEW YORK


152 Misc.2d 817 (1991)

Orlando Lopez et al., Plaintiffs, v. City of New York et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, Bronx County.

December 19, 1991


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glatzer, Belovin & Kirchhofer (Jeffrey Belovin of counsel), for plaintiff. O. Peter Sherwood, Corporation Counsel (Steven Brundage of counsel), for City of New York, defendant.


LEWIS R. FRIEDMAN, J.

The routine processing of a settlement with a solvent defendant became a nightmare that haunts plaintiff's attorney. The settlement check was received, the client's endorsement obtained, the check deposited, the funds cleared, the settlement proceeds disbursed and the client left the country. Thereafter, the bank sent counsel a notice that payment of the settlement check had been stopped...

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