Visiting Nurses Association of Telfair County, Inc

Forged Signatures. Visiting Nurses Association of Telfair County, Inc. (VNA), maintained a checking account at Security State Bank in Valdosta, Georgia. Wanda Williamson, a VNA clerk,was responsible for making VNA bank deposits, but she was not a signatory on the association’s account. Over a four-year period, Williamson embezzled more than $250,000 from VNA by forging its indorsement on checks, cashing them at thebank, and keeping a portion of the proceeds.Williamson was arrested, convicted, sentenced to a prison term, and ordered to pay restitution.VNA filed a suit in a Georgia state court against the bank,alleging,among other things, negligence. The bank filed a motion for summary judgment on the ground that VNA was precluded by Section 4–406(f) of the Uniform Commercial Code from recovering on checks with forged indorsements. Should the court grant the motion