San Tan Irrigation District v. Wells Fargo Bank

OPINION

SULT, Judge.

¶ 1 Wells Fargo Bank appeals from the grant of summary judgment to San Tan Irrigation District on San Tan’s claim of conversion under Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code, Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated (“A.R.S.”) section 47-3420 (1997). Because the trial court erred in failing to consider the applicable statutory defenses asserted by Wells Fargo, we reverse the grant of summary judgment and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 San Tan’s conversion claim was based on Wells Fargo accepting for deposit checks that, while payable to San Tan, had a forged…