U.S. Bank N.A. v. HMA, L.C.
Supreme Court of Utah
169 P.3d 433 (2007)
Relevant factsFree
A $700,000 check drawn on a Wells Fargo account was deposited in a U.S. Bank account on behalf of HMA on August 2, and Wells Fargo received the check and a stop-payment order from its customer on Friday, August 3, making the next banking day Monday, August 6; Wells Fargo returned the check by courier to the Salt Lake Federal Reserve Bank late that Monday or early Tuesday. HMA sued, arguing Wells Fargo missed the UCC's midnight deadline to timely return the check.
IssueFree
Whether Regulation CC extends the midnight deadline for payor banks to decide whether to honor a check under the Uniform Commercial Code.