The defendant’s cheque had not been met. The debt it cleared was void. He issued a substitue cheque.
Held: The substitute cheque was a valid and unconditional order to pay, and therefore valid as a cheque, which the bank was bound to pay on presentation, subject to the prior countermand.
Citations:
[1915] 1 KB 42
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Aspinall’s Club Ltd v Al-Zayat CA 19-Oct-2007
The claimant had sued the defendant for non-payment under a cheque for andpound;2 million. The cheque had been issued to replace earlier cheques given but not met, for sums staked for gambling at the claimant’s casino. The defendant said that the . .
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Contract
Updated: 18 July 2022; Ref: scu.259936