Pulaski State Bank v. Kalbe

Louise Kalbe appeals the judgment awarding the Pulaski State Bank the amount of an overdraft created when the bank paid a check drawn on her account. Kalbe argues that the bank could not charge her account and seek reimbursement because the check was not “properly payable,” sec. 404.104(1) (i), Stats., and because the bank acted in bad faith in its handling of the check. Because the bank properly charged her account even though payment created a sizable overdraft and because the stipulated facts do not raise a question of bad faith, we affirm the judgment.

Kalbe signed a check that was later…