FIRST NATIONAL BANK, MANITOWOC v. CINCINNATI INS.

Nos. 05-4762, 06-1144, 06-2044.

485 F.3d 971 (2007)

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MANITOWOC, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. CINCINNATI INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 11, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathaniel Cade, Jr. (argued), Michael Best & Friedrich, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Nancy K. Tordai, Victor C. Peters (argued), Hanson Peters Nye, Barrington, IL, for Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Before ROVNER, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


SYKES, Circuit Judge.

First National Bank of Manitowoc extended credit to a local used-car dealership based in part on the dealership's presentation of leases signed by its customers. Unbeknownst to the Bank, in many instances the dealership's president forged customers' signatures on leases that were fabricated or altered. The dealership eventually defaulted on the loans, and the Bank lost more than $1.7 million. The Bank...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases