Weldon v. Trust Co. Bank of Columbus, N.A.

Beasley, Judge.

This case presents for decision questions concerning the circumstances under which payment on a cashier’s check may be stopped by either the bank issuing the check or the remitter, who is one who purchases a cashier’s check payable to another party. Numerous Code sections within Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code come into play. OCGA § 11-3-101 et seq. The new versions of these Code sections, rewritten in 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 1306 et seq.), are not considered because the transactions at issue occurred earlier.

Aim Weldon and her son James sued the Trust Company…