ESTATE OF FREITAG v. FRONTIER BANK

No. 51201-3-I.

75 P.3d 596 (2003)

118 Wash.App. 222

ESTATE OF Eugene Christian FRETAG, deceased, By and Through John R. BLACKBURN, its personal representative, Appellant, v. FRONTIER BANK, a Washington bank, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

September 2, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen John Sirianni, Jonathan P. Meier, Attorneys at Law, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Thomas Darrow Adams, Thomas D. Adams PS, Everett, WA, for Respondent.


COX, A.C.J.

The rights and duties of parties relating to "payment orders"1 are governed by Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code ("Funds Transfers"), not Article 3 ("Negotiable Instruments"). The primary issue in this case is whether Frontier Bank (Bank) or the estate of its deceased customer, Eugene Freitag (Estate), should bear the loss arising from certain payment orders to the Bank that...

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