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Leeds v. Chase Manhattan Bank
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division (2000) | 752 A.2d 332; 331 N.J. Super. 416
TL;DR: An attorney altered a client's check by adding his name as payee and deposited it. The court held the depository bank strictly liable for conversion under the UCC, finding the Uniform Fiduciaries Law did not shield the bank from liability for accepting a forged instrument.
Legal Significance: The Uniform Fiduciaries Law (UFL) does not protect a depository bank from strict liability under UCC § 3-420 for accepting an altered or forged instrument, even when the forger is a fiduciary depositing funds into a trust account.