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To: average joe who wrote (12723)5/1/2001 11:02:11 AM
From: The Philosopher  Respond to of 82486
 
Yep, that is one of my favorites.

I actually used the example in my law school exam on negotiable instruments. The prof must have read Herbert, since he gave me an A!!

The principle of the case is completely sound. You can write a check on anything. Toilet paper, last month's newspaper, whatever. Most people tend to think that they have to use a check form. And some banks may require that as a condition of using their services. But under the law of negotiable instruments, there is no restriction on the substance the check is written on.

But I think it was a waste of a good cow!



To: average joe who wrote (12723)5/1/2001 11:08:16 AM
From: The Philosopher  Respond to of 82486
 
I didn't see the case of the reasonable person standard listed there. Forget the title, so it may have been one of them, but if not, it too is a favorite.

BTW, I've never tested it, but I have been told that all the cases Herbert cited are actual cases in British law.


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