Legal Opinion
Galatia Community State Bank v. Kindy
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 23, 1991No. 91-234PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
David Newbern, Justice.
The appellant, Galatia [Illinois] Community State Bank, honored a check for $5,550.00 which was the amount imprinted by a check writing machine in the center, underline section of the check commonly used for stating the amount in words. The imprint looks like this:
RegistereD
No. 497345 **5550 DOL’S 00 CTS
The impression made by the checkwriting machine can be felt on the front and the back of the check, and “**5550 DOL’S 00 CTS” is imprinted in red ink. In the box on the right hand side of the check commonly used for numbers “6,550.00” appears in handwriting, but the 6…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Winkle v. Grand National BankSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
- United States v. Hibernia National Bank, Defendant-Third-Party Appellant-Cross v. Joseph M. Rault, Jr., Third-Party Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Shinn v. First Nat. Bank of HopeCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1980
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co v. First National BankSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1964
- Richardson v. GrinerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re BarefootCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Far West Federal Bank v. Director, Office Of Thrift SupervisionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991