Winkie, Inc. v. Heritage Bank of Whitefish Bay

This review stems from a trial court action in which Winkie, Inc., sued its bank, the Heritage Bank of Whitefish Bay, for paying checks not properly payable. It was stipulated that, during the period from 1965 to 1973, Heritage had paid forged checks drawn on the Winkie account in the amount of $148,171.30. On each of these checks, Doris Britton, an employee of Winkie, forged the signature of W. J. Winkie, Jr., the company president. Checks totaling $55,724.19 were single forgeries, in that only the signature of the maker, W. J. Winkie, Jr., was forged. These forged checks generally named…