Exam 25: Creating a Negotiable Instrument

Discuss the effect on an instrument of: (a)contradictory amounts between the numerals and amount written in words on a check;(b)the interest rate left blank on a promissory note;and (c)contradictory terms that are typed or printed onto a promissory note and terms that are handwritten.

Trisha loaned Brian $600 evidenced by a promissory note.When Brian paid off the loan,he did not ask Trisha for the note.She sold it to Carin,a holder in due course.Brian does not have to pay Carin since he already paid Trisha the full $600.

Lucky loses in a high-stakes poker game to Fat Chance.To pay his debt,Lucky writes a check to Fat Chance,who negotiates the check to Convenient,who then tries to cash the check at Lucky's bank.Lucky has already stopped payment on the check,so the check is not honored by his bank.Convenient then tries to collect the check by suing Lucky.High-stakes poker games are illegal in this state.Which statement is correct?

Laurel Speckle received a check from State University.She indorsed the check as follows: "For Deposit only,/s/ Laurel Speckle." Laurel's indorsement is a(n)

A "holder" of order paper can be described as