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The Altered Cheque
Wilson v. State (1905)
Charge: Attempted forgeryCourt: Supreme Court of MississippiState: MississippiDocket: Opening Statements
The facts
A man held a bank draft made out in words for 'two and 50/100 dollars'. In the corner it showed the figures '$2.50', next to printed words saying 'Ten Dollars or Less'. He wrote a '1' in front of the '2' so the figures read '$12.50', and tried to cash it. He was charged with attempting to forge the draft. The law of forgery requires an alteration to a material part of the paper, and under banking law the amount written in words controls over the figures.
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Citation: Wilson v. State, 85 Miss. 687, 38 So. 46 (1905)
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