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I wrote a check for $89 but incorrectly wrote out the amount as “eight-hundred and ninety dollars.” The bank paid it as $890. Shouldn the bank have paid according to the numeral?

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I wrote a check for $89 but incorrectly wrote out the amount as “eight-hundred and ninety dollars.” The bank paid it as $890. Shouldn the bank have paid according to the numeral?

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No. State statutes indicate that when dealing with negotiable instruments, words prevail over numbers. In the same way, handwritten items prevail over printed or typewritten items.

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