United States Fourth Circuit

Where the drawer of a check has left only enough room in the written portion such that alteration could only be accomplished with an abbreviated form of the word "thousand," the district court did not clearly err in finding that the drawer exercised ordinary care in making out the check.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/01/2001
• Decided 04/04/2001
• Published 04/04/2001

Judges

• Before KING and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  F. Douglas Ross, Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C., Fairfax, VA, for Appellant.  Linda Lemmon Najjoum, Hunton & Williams, McLean, VA, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Thomas N. Tartaro, Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C., Fairfax, VA, for Appellant.  Jill M. Dennis, Hunton & Williams, McLean, VA, for Appellee.