Clinton Natl. Bank v. Saucier

McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

The question here is whether Iowa Code section 535.17 (1995) prevents enforcement of an alleged oral agreement between a bank and a customer to honor overdrafts drawn on the customer’s checking account. The district court held that it did. Accordingly, the court granted the bank’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed the customer’s counterclaim against the bank for breach of the alleged agreement. We affirm.

I. Background facts and proceedings.

The present dispute began when plaintiff Clinton National Bank (Bank) filed a petition at law in district court, naming…