Halla v. Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

The district court entered summary judgment on Donald Halla’s conversion claims against Norwest Bank for checks and cash Halla’s employee stole and deposited with Norwest. We affirm the summary judgment holding that the bank is not liable under the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) for conversion of the stolen checks. We also hold that Halla did not have a separate common law remedy for conversion of either the checks or the cash deposits.

FACTS

Donald Halla employed Lynn Spaeth from 1993 until 1997 to manage five apartment buildings. Between 1994 and 1997, Spaeth stole…