Case Name: BBB Environmental Management Corp., Also Known as Environmental Management Corp., Appellant, v. Liberty Norstar Bank, N. A., Also Known as Liberty National Bank, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1986-07-11
Citations: 122 A.D.2d 616
Docket Number: 
Parties: BBB Environmental Management Corp., Also Known as Environmental Management Corp., Appellant, v Liberty Norstar Bank, N. A., Also Known as Liberty National Bank, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 122
Pages: 616–616

Head Matter:
BBB Environmental Management Corp., Also Known as Environmental Management Corp., Appellant, v Liberty Norstar Bank, N. A., Also Known as Liberty National Bank, Respondent.

Opinion:
— Order and judgment unanimously affirmed, with costs. Memorandum: We agree that plaintiff's complaint is time barred and fails to state a cause of action for the reasons stated in the comprehensive decision at Special Term, save one. Although plaintiff may have been negligent in failing to discover alleged irregularities in the bank statements and canceled checks enclosed therein, on this record we cannot conclude, as a matter of law, that plaintiff was negligent in the "making" of unauthorized signatures. Accordingly, Special Term should not have relied upon Uniform Commercial Code § 3-406 as an additional reason for dismissing plaintiff's complaint. In all other respects, the order and judgment is affirmed for reasons stated at Special Term. (Appeal from order and judgment of Supreme Court, Erie County, Doyle, J. — dismiss complaint.) Present — Dillon, P. J., Callahan, Denman, Green and Pine, JJ.