Suppose That Emmett Impersonates a Famous Clown

question 44

True/False

Suppose that Emmett impersonates a famous clown.He goes into an advertising agency and convinces the manager to issue a check to him in the name of the famous clown,purportedly as part of a fund-raising campaign for a nursing home for old retired clowns.If Emmett negotiates the check to a check-cashing store by forging the name of the famous clown,then the ad agency will be able to argue that the bank must reimburse the account because the bank paid a check on a forged signature.

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