Decatur Auto Center v. Wachovia Bank

In Decatur Auto Center v. Wachovia Bank, 276 Ga. 817, 821 (583 SE2d 6) (2003), our Supreme Court held that checks and other negotiable instruments can be the subject of a conversion claim. In its holding, the Supreme Court reasoned that "conversion of checks is actionable because checks designate specific amounts of money for use for specific purposes." Id. at 820. The Supreme Court further noted that "conversion is also available for specific amounts of money placed on deposit with a bank and for overdrafts charged by a bank on existing accounts." Id. at 821.