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National Bank of North America v. Paskow

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 2, 1981
53 N.Y.2d 953 (N.Y. 1981)

Opinion

Argued April 28, 1981

Decided June 2, 1981

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, JEROME MARKS, J.

Anthony Carpinello and Gladys S. Wolf for appellant.

Joseph A. Di Benedetto and Edward N. Meyer for respondent.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

Defendant does not deny execution of the guarantee or claim that she ever gave the written notice of termination which it required. She argues before us that under the holding in Bankers Trust Hudson Val., N.A. v Christie ( 68 A.D.2d 969, on reargument 72 A.D.2d 614) her guarantee was terminated nonetheless when the overdrafts sought to be collected from her were incurred. We need not express any opinion concerning the holding of that case, however, for the factual predicate for its application is wholly missing from this record.

Nor can defendant successfully defend on the ground that the account title showed the corporation whose debts she guaranteed to have been acting as agent. While a disclosed agent does not normally incur personal responsibility, he may in some situations. Here, however, the corporation has in a prior action been held liable for the overdrafts. Defendant's corporate principal having been held liable, defendant is, under the terms of her guarantee, also liable.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.

Order affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.


Summaries of

National Bank of North America v. Paskow

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 2, 1981
53 N.Y.2d 953 (N.Y. 1981)
Case details for

National Bank of North America v. Paskow

Case Details

Full title:NATIONAL BANK OF NORTH AMERICA, Respondent, v. ROSALEE PASKOW, Appellant

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 2, 1981

Citations

53 N.Y.2d 953 (N.Y. 1981)

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