Quiz 29: Transfers of Negotiable Instruments and Warranties of Parties
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Hand executed and delivered to Rex a $1,000 negotiable note payable to Rex or bearer. Rex then negotiated it to Ford and indorsed it on the back by merely signing his name. Which of the following is a correct statement
a. Rex's indorsement was a special indorsement.
b. Rex's indorsement was necessary to Ford's qualification as a holder.
c. The instrument initially being bearer paper cannot be converted to order paper.
d. The instrument is bearer paper, and Ford can convert it to order paper by writing "pay to the order of Ford" above Rex's signature.
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Bearer paper - can be negotiated by anyone holding the instrument, anyone holding the paper can negotiate it. Order paper - can only be negotiated by the person authorized in the order e.g. "Payable to XYZ" only XYZ can negotiate it. a) False. R only indorsed/endorsed with his signature meaning it is a blank endorsement not a special endorsement. b) False. It didn't matter because the note was payable to R or bearer. Payable to bearer means that anyone with the note is qualified to be holder. c) False. It can be converted to order paper using a special endorsement, such as writing "payable to F signed F ". d) True. A blank endorsement makes the note a bearer paper, and "pay to the order of F " makes this a special endorsement converting it to order paper.
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Corey Brandon Bumgarner, who was separated from his wife, Crystal, had an accident caused by Donald Wood that resulted in $2,164.46 in damages to Corey's vehicle. Wood's insurance carrier mailed a draft in the amount of $2,164.46 drawn on Fleet Bank of Hartford, Connecticut, payable to Corey, to his box at P.O. Box 153, Hillsboro, North Carolina. The draft was negotiated at Community Bank and Trust, and the name, "Crystal Bumgarner," was handwritten on the back of the draft. Corey's name was written below Crystal Bumgarner's name. Crystal Bumgarner's driver's license number was handwritten on the front of the draft. 616 Part 4 Negotiable Instruments Copyright 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s). Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
Corey Bumgarner filed suit to have the insurer pay him the $2,164.46. The insurer indicated that it had sent order paper, that it had been delivered, and that there was, therefore, no claim against it or Wood. The trial court found that there had been no delivery and that Bumgarner was entitled to another check. Wood and his insurer appealed. Who is correct about delivery and why [ Bumgarner v. Wood, 563 S.E.2d 309, 47 UCC Rep. Serv. 2d 1099 (N.C. App.)]
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CB was a divorcee, who met with an accident by DO's vehicle. The insurer of DO drafted an amount of $2,164.46 to compensate the damages caused by him to CB. The insurer of DO drafted a mail that the amount was negotiated to CB under his wife's name, BC. CB didn't receive the amount from the insurer, and filed a suit against DO and his insurance company. According to the law, the conversion process of personal property applies to instruments. An instrument can be converted if it is transferred from a person who is entitled to obtain the payment. The transfer or delivery of the negotiation instrument can't be said to be delivered until the payee doesn't have interest. The payee will not become the owner of the check until his or her details are handwritten on the draft. In the present case, the insurance company has sent the amount to wrong address. It has failed to take the correct address from DO and made wrong delivery. Therefore, it is the mistake of the insurance company, which has failed to take the correct details of CB. The plaintiff has to be paid or compensated by the defender's insurance company using accurate information. The payee receives the delivery or transfer of negotiation instrument, and becomes the owner of the payment if he is perfectly addressed.
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Jane Lane, a sole proprietor, has in her possession several checks that she received from her customers. Lane is concerned about the safety of the checks since she believes that many of them are bearer paper that may be cashed without endorsement. The checks in Lane's possession will be considered order paper rather than bearer paper if they were made payable (in the drawer's handwriting) to the order of:
a. Cash
b. Ted Tint, and indorsed by Ted Tint in blank
c. Bearer, and indorsed by Ken Kent making them payable to Jane Lane
d. Bearer, and indorsed by Sam Sole in blank
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Bearer paper - can be negotiated by anyone holding the instrument, anyone holding the paper can negotiate it. Order paper - can only be negotiated by the person authorized in the order e.g. "Payable to XYZ" only XYZ can negotiate it. a) False. "Payable to cash" makes the check a bearer paper, anyone with the check, e.g. someone who found it on the street can cash it. b) False. "Payable to T " and endorsed by T without any remarks is a blank endorsement which makes the check a bearer paper, anyone with the check, e.g. someone who found it on the street can cash it. c) True. "Payable to bearer" makes the check initially a bearer paper, but by making a special endorsement to be specifically paid to J makes it order paper. d) False. A blank endorsement makes the check a bearer paper.
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How could a check made out to "Joseph Klimas and his Attorney Fritzshall Gleason Blue Cross Blue Shield Company and Carpenters Welfare Fund" be negotiated further What would be required [Chicago District Council of Carpenters Welfare Fund v Gleason's Fritzshall, 693 NE2d 412 (Ill App)]
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West Corp. received a check that was originally made payable to the order of one of its customers, Ted Burns. The following indorsement was written on the back of the check: Ted Burns, without recourse, for collection only Which of the following describes the indorsement
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An insurer issued a settlement check on a claim brought by an injured minor that was payable to "Trudy Avants attorney for minor child Joseph Walton, mother Dolores Carpenter 11762 S. Harrells Ferry Road #E Baton Rouge LA 70816." The lawyer indorsed the check. Two unknown individuals forged indorsements for the other two names and obtained payment of the check. The insurer sued the payor bank claiming the instruments were not properly payable because of the forged indorsements. The court is unclear whether the indorsement required is one for an either/or payee or joint payee. What advice can you offer the court as it faces this issue [Coregis Insurance Co. v Fleet National Bank, 793 A2d 254 (Conn App)]
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An instrument reads as follows:
Answer "Yes" or "No" for the following questions about the previous item.
a. The instrument is a draft.
b. The instrument is order paper.
c. This is a negotiable instrument.
d. Robert Smith is the maker.
e. The instrument may be negotiated without indorsement.
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ABCO (Abbott Development Company) made a note payable to Western State Bank of Midland. The FDIC took over Western State's operations after it failed. ABCO had defaulted on the note, after which the FDIC permitted ABCO Homes to refinance the note, making its refinancing note payable to the FDIC. The FDIC indorsed its note to SMS Financial and inadvertently sent it to SMS as part of a large batch of documents. When litigation resulted on the note, SMS claimed it was the holder. Others challenged its status, saying that SMS never had the instrument delivered to it. The lower court held SMS was not a holder and SMS appealed. Is SMS a holder Why or why not [SMS Financial, L.L.C. v ABCO Homes, Inc., 167 F3d 235 (5th Cir)]
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Ashley needs to endorse a check that had been endorsed by two other individuals prior to Ashley's receipt of the check. Ashley does not want to have surety liability, so Ashley endorses the check "without recourse." Under the Negotiable Instruments Article of the UCC, which of the following types of endorsement did Ashley make
a. Blank.
b. Special.
c. Qualified.
d. Restrictive.
$250.00 Chicago, Illinois April 1, 1992
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Jerry O. Peavy, Jr., who did not have a bank account of his own, received a draft from CNL Insurance America in the amount of $5,323.60. The draft was drawn on CNL's account at Bank South, N.A., and was "payable to the order of Jerry Peavy and Trust Company Bank." Jerry O. Peavy, Sr., allowed his son Peavy, Jr., to deposit the draft in his account at Bank South, N.A. Bank South accepted the draft and deposited it on December 29, 1992, with only the signature of Jerry Peavy, Jr. Both Mr. and Mrs. Peavy, Sr., then wrote checks on the amount of the draft using the full amount to benefit their son.
On March 30, 1993, Bank South realized that it had improperly deposited the draft because it was lacking an indorsement from Trust Company Bank and reversed the transaction by debiting Mr. and Mrs. Peavy's account for the full amount of the draft. A bank officer then called Mr. and Mrs. Peavy, told them what had happened with the draft, and "threatened to send them to jail if they did not immediately deposit the sum of $5,323.60." The Peavys deposited that amount from the sale of some stock they owned and then filed suit against Bank South for its conversion of their son's draft and funds. Do the Peavys have a case [Peavy v Bank South, 474 SE2d 690 (Ga App)]
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Getty Petroleum distributes gasoline through dealer-owned stations. Customers who buy gas at a Getty station can pay by cash or credit card. When a customer uses a credit card, Getty processes the transactions, receives payment from the credit card company, and then issues computer- generated checks payable to dealers to reimburse them for their credit card sales. Many checks, however, are not intended for negotiation and are never delivered to the payees. Instead, Getty uses these checks for bookkeeping purposes, voiding them and then crediting the check amount toward the dealer's future purchases of gasoline from Getty.
Lorna Lewis, a supervisor in Getty's credit processing department, stole over 130 checks, forged the indorsements of the payees by hand or rubber stamp, and then submitted the checks to American Express and other credit card companies to pay her own debts. The credit card companies then forwarded the checks through ordinary banking channels to Chemical Bank, where Getty had its checking account. Chemical Bank honored the checks Lewis had forged.
Getty, on discovering the larceny of Lewis, sought recovery of the amounts from the credit card companies. Getty sought payment on 31 of the checks from American Express (which had been paid by Chemical Bank). At trial, a judge held American Express liable to Getty for $58,841.60. The appeals court found that American Express was grossly negligent in taking and cashing the checks and also held it liable. American Express appealed. Who wins and why [Getty Petroleum Corp. v American Exp. Travel Related Services Co., Inc., 683 NE 2d 311, 660 NYS 2d 689, 32 UCC Rep Serv 2d 1031]
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Snug Harbor Realty Co. had a checking account in First National Bank. When construction work was obtained by Snug Harbor, its superintendent, Magee, would examine the bills submitted for labor and materials. He would instruct the bookkeeper which bills were approved, and the bookkeeper then prepared the checks in accordance with his instructions. After the checks were signed by the proper official of Snug Harbor, Magee picked them up for delivery. Instead of delivering certain checks, he forged the signatures of the respective payees as indorsers and cashed the checks. The drawee bank then debited the Snug Harbor account with the amount of the checks. Snug Harbor claimed this was improper and sued the bank for the amount of the checks. The bank claimed it was protected by the impostor rule. Will the bank be successful Explain. [Snug Harbor Realty Co. v First National Bank, 253 A2d 581 (NJ Super)]
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Benton, as agent for Savidge, received an insurance settlement check from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. He indorsed it "For deposit" and deposited it in Bryn Mawr Trust Co. in Savidge's account. What were the nature and effect of this indorsement [Savidge v Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 110 A2d 730 (Pa)]
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Allstate Insurance Company issued a check payable to "Chuk N. Tang Rosa C. Tang HWJT" with "Bank of America" on the second line and the following explanation on the front of the check: "Settlement of our rental dwelling loss caused by fire on 11/21/93." The Tangs indorsed the check and forged the indorsement of Bank of America. When Bank of America objected, the Tangs claimed that only they needed to sign the instrument for further negotiations. The check was intended as a joint payment for Bank of America as the mortgagee on the Tangs' rental property because the insurance policy required that the mortgagee be paid first before any proceeds went to the property owners. Bank of America sued Allstate. Is Bank of America entitled to recover for the lack of its indorsement Was its indorsement necessary for further negotiation [Bank of America Nat'l Trust Savings Ass'n v Allstate Insurance Co., 29 F Supp 2d 1129 (CD Cal)]
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When claims filed with an insurance company were approved for payment, they were given to the claims clerk, who would prepare checks to pay those claims and then give the checks to the treasurer to sign. The claims clerk of the insurance company made a number of checks payable to persons who did not have any claims and gave them to the treasurer with the checks for valid claims, and the treasurer signed all of the checks. The claims clerk then removed the false checks, indorsed them with the names of their respective payees, and cashed them at the bank where the insurance company had its account. The bank debited the account of the insurance company with the amount of these checks. The insurance company claimed that the bank could not do this because the indorsements on the checks were forgeries. Was the insurance company correct [General Accident Fire Life Assur. Corp. v Citizens Fidelity Bank Trust Co., 519 SW2d 817 (Ky)]
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Eutsler forged his brother Richard's indorsement on certified checks and cashed them at First National Bank. When Richard sought to recover the funds from the bank, the bank stated that it would press criminal charges against Eutsler. Richard asked the bank to delay prosecution to give him time to collect directly from his brother. His brother promised to repay him the money but vanished some six months later without having paid any money. Richard sued the bank. What result [Eutsler v First Nat'l Bank, Pawhuska, 639 P2d 1245 (Okla)]
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Michael Sykes, the president of Sykes Corp., hired Richard Amelung to handle the company's bookkeeping and deal with all of its vendors. Amelung entered into an agreement with Eastern Metal Supply to help reduce Sykes's debt to Eastern. Whenever Sykes received a check, Amelung would sign it over to Eastern and allow it to keep 30 percent of the check amount. On 28 checks that totaled $200,000, Amelung indorsed the back as follows: "Sykes Associates or Sykes Corporation, Richard Amelung." Amelung then turned the checks over to Eastern, and Eastern deposited them into its account at Barnett Bank. Eastern would then write one of its checks to Sykes Corp. for the 70 percent remaining from the checks. When Michael Sykes learned of the arrangement, he demanded the return of the 30 percent from Barnett Bank, claiming that it had paid over an unauthorized signature and that the indorsement was restricted and had been violated by the deposit into Eastern's account. What type of indorsement did Amelung make Did he have the authority to do so Should Sykes be reimbursed by Barnett [Sykes Corp. v Eastern Metal Supply, Inc., 659 So2d 475 (Fla App)]
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In January 1998, Allied Capital Partners, L.P. and American Factors Corporation were in the business of factoring accounts receivable for third-party clients. Allied assigned its factoring contract with Complete Design, Inc. to American but retained an interest in the factoring of Complete Design's invoices. On January 25, 1998, in payment of invoices issued by Complete Design, Clark Wilson Homes, Inc., issued a check for $6,823.15. The check was payable to: Complete Design Allied Capital Partners, L.P. 2340 E. Trinity Mills Ste. 300 Carrollton, Texas 75006 On February 10, 1998, Clark Wilson issued another check for $26,329.32 made payable to: Complete Design Allied Capital Partners, L.P. 2340 E. Trinity Mills Ste. 300 Carrollton, Texas 75006 Complete Design deposited both checks in its account at Bank One. However, Allied and American received none of the proceeds of the checks.
Complete Design subsequently declared bankruptcy, and Allied and American made demand on Bank One for damages resulting from Bank One's conversion of the two checks. Bank One denied all liability for conversion of the checks. Allied and American subsequently sued Bank One, asserting conversion. Bank One filed a motion for summary judgment asserting that, because it was ambiguous to whom the checks at issue were payable, they were payable upon a single indorsement. The trial court granted Bank One's motion. Allied and American appealed. Who is correct here Were both signatures necessary for a proper indorsement, or will one do [Allied Capital Partners, L.P. v Bank One, Texas, N.A., 68 SW3d 51 (Tex App)]
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Would a bank be liable to a customer who indorsed a check "For deposit only into account #071698570" if that check were deposited into the wrong account What if the customer's indorsement was "For deposit only" Would any account qualify Would any bank qualify [Qatar v First American Bank of Virginia, 885 F Supp 849 (ED Va)]
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Two employees of the state of New Mexico fraudulently procured and indorsed a warrant (a draft drawn against funds of the state) made out to the Greater Mesilla Valley Sanitation District. There was no such sanitation district. The employees obtained payment from Citizens Bank. Western Casualty, the state's insurer, reimbursed the state for its loss and then brought suit against the bank for negligently paying the warrant. Is the bank liable for its payment Discuss your answer. [Western Casualty Surety Co. v Citizens Bank of Las Cruces, 676 F2d 1344 (10th Cir)]
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