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I wrote a check for $68.00 but incorrectly wrote out the amount as six hundred and eighty dollars. The bank paid it as $680.00. Shouldn’t the bank be responsible and have paid according to the numerals?

Unfortunately no. State statutes govern contracts that cover the payment on checks and they indicate that when dealing with negotiable instruments, words prevail over numbers.

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