CHEM. BANK v. EQUITY HOLDING CORP.


228 A.D.2d 338 (1996)

644 N.Y.S.2d 709

Chemical Bank, Respondent, v. Equity Holding Corp. et al., Appellants and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants. Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, Now Known as Cigna, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

June 20, 1996


In 1985, Indemnity issued a performance bond to defendants, the principals of a construction firm, for the performance of renovations on a brownstone in Brooklyn; defendants, in turn, secured the bond with a $100,000 certificate of deposit ("the CD") assigned to Indemnity and issued an undated sight draft allowing Indemnity to draw on the CD. The CD was held at Chemical Bank. A series of disputes arose over the performance of the renovations which culminated in a judgment...

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