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TRAIL LEASING v. DROVERS FIRST AMERICAN

No. CX-88-1352.

447 N.W.2d 190 (1989)

TRAIL LEASING, INC., Respondent, v. DROVERS FIRST AMERICAN BANK, Petitioner, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

November 3, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R.D. Blanchard, Thomas H. Crouch, Meagher, Geer, Markham, Anderson, Adamson, Flaskamp & Brennan, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Patrick A. Farrell, Elliott B. Knetsch, Grannis, Grannis, Farrell & Knutson, P.A., South St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

SIMONETT, Justice.

This case asks whether a bank, defending against a customer's claim of negligence in the handling of its checks, was a holder in due course. We conclude that it was as a matter of law and reverse the court of appeals' decision to the contrary.

Plaintiff-respondent Trail Leasing, Inc., sues defendant-appellant Drovers First American Bank. Trail Leasing alleges Drovers negligently cashed certain checks drawn on plaintiff...

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