Plaintiff, possessor of two purportedly valid statutory short form powers of attorney pursuant to General Obligations Law § 5-1501 et seq., presented the powers to defendant The Greater New York Savings Bank ("Bank"), along with a letter from the principal's physician, in order to gain access to accounts and a safe deposit box held by the Bank. Plaintiff alleges that the Bank, on advice of its counsel, refused to honor them, in violation of General Obligations...
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