Question

A person who signs a check and leaves the dollar amount for someone else to fill in can recover from the bank whatever amount exceeds the amount that the person intended the check to cover.

a. True
b. False

Answer 1

False. It's a BAD idea to leave the dollar amount blank for this exact reason. You are giving the person that you've given the signed check to, essentially access to all of your funds. You're always to write the dollar amount in numerical and word format on the check and then sign it. Never leave the dollar amount blank.