Brown v. Lee County Bank

GRIMES, Acting Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the bank in a suit for recovery of the payment of an overdraft on one of its depositors’ checking accounts.

On November 3, 1984, under circumstances described by her as extreme mental and physical stress, appellant (Brown) executed a $40,000 check to Gerald O. Finley drawn on her checking account at appellee (Lee County Bank). Finley presented the check for collection on December 24, 1984, at North First Bank in Fort Myers. On the morning of December 26, 1984, the check was presented to Lee County Bank, through…