Miriam Issued Two Checks

question 5

Essay

Miriam issued two checks. The first check was made payable to her neighbor for a used car that the neighbor sold to Miriam. The second check was a rent payment to Miriam's landlord for the current month's rent.?The car was purchased on the basis of the neighbor's written assurance that the car had only 38,000 miles of use. After Miriam took possession of the car, Miriam's mechanic checked the vehicle and substantiated that the odometer had been turned back. The car had actually been used for 79,000 miles. Miriam stopped payment on the check and offered to return the car. Meanwhile, the neighbor had purchased a computer and had negotiated Miriam's check to the vendor in payment. Discouraged by the problems with the car, Miriam decided to take a vacation. She issued a written stop payment to her bank on the rent check because she intended to use this money for the vacation. Although the drawee bank had ample time to act, it made an error and paid the rent check instead of stopping payment. Two lawsuits resulted. In the first, the vendor of the computer sued Miriam on the check. In the second, Miriam sued her bank for paying over her timely stop payment order. Decide both cases.

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Definitions:

Worker Participation

The involvement of employees in decision-making processes within their workplace, often through mechanisms like staff meetings, suggestion boxes, and joint committees.

Empowerment

The process of increasing the capacity of individuals or groups to make choices and transform those choices into desired actions and outcomes.

Mobilization

The process of assembling and preparing groups, resources, or individuals for action, especially in social, political, or labor contexts.

Grassroots Participation

The involvement of regular individuals, typically at the local level, in the creation, development, or mobilization of initiatives, emphasizing bottom-up decision making.