American National Bank of Powell v. Foodbasket

McINTYRE, Chief Justice.

Foodbasket, a partnership, sued American National Bank of Powell, Wyoming, alleging two checks had been wrongfully returned by it for “insufficient funds”; and that the checks were charged back to plaintiff. Liability was claimed against the defendant bank under the provisions of § 34-4-302, W.S.1957, 1971 Cum.Supp.

From a summary judgment in favor of plaintiff and against the bank, defendant has appealed.

Before applying the particular facts of this case to § 34-4 — 302, we think it will be helpful to briefly analyze some of the principles involved. Suppose A gives B a…