Case Study:
In a 1 to 2 page Microsoft Word document, address the following case:
Several weeks after a depositor's death, Chase Manhattan Bank paid 12 checks on the deceased depositor's account. The depositor's signature on the checks had been forged. The estate sued Chase, and Chase sued the estate's attorneys.
- The estate's attorneys advised Chase of the depositor's death. Three weeks before Chase paid any of the forged checks, the attorney's gave Chase a copy of the death certificate and a court order to examine his deposit box.
- Of the parties mentioned, is anyone liable?