Spacemakers of America, Inc. v. Suntrust Bank

Ellington, Judge.

Spacemakers of America, Inc. sued SunTrust Bank after the bank processed approximately 65 checks that had been forged by the company’s bookkeeper. The trial court granted the bank’s motion for summary judgment on Spacemakers’ claims for negligence, conversion, and unauthorized payment of forged items. Spacemakers appeals, claiming the trial court erred when it misapplied the law, granted summary judgment on its tort claims, and found the bank was not negligent as a matter of law. Because summary judgment was properly granted in this case, we affirm.

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