Practice point: If the signature on a power of attorney is forged, the document executed by the purported attorney-in-fact is void.
Students should note that if a document purportedly conveying a property interest is void, it conveys nothing, and a subsequent bona fide purchaser receives nothing.
Case: First Natl. Bank of Nev. v. Williams, NY Slip Op 04737 (2d Dept. 2010)
Here is the opinion.
Tomorrow's issue: Contracts.
