2007-07-25 05:24:44 · 3 answers · asked by MIKE K 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
This is answered in the Uniform Commercial Code, Article 3:
Question: If the numbers on a check indicating the amount for which it is written differ from the words on the check indicating the amount for which it is written, which controls?
Answer: U.C.C. section 3-114 answers your question as follows: “If an instrument contains contradictory terms…words prevail over numbers.” Thus, if the numbers on a check indicating the amount for which it is written differ from the words on the check indicating the amount for which it is written, the words control.
2007-07-25 07:07:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have seen the "written amount" honored.
The numbered amount can be changed in some cases but not easily so in writing.
2007-07-25 05:33:58 · answer #2 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The check will get rejected.
2007-07-25 05:31:36 · answer #3 · answered by dan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋