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Jane Wrote a Check for $10

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Jane wrote a check for $10.She wrote this check in a careless and negligent manner,making alteration easy.Ben altered this check to read $1,000.His alteration was crude and obvious to anyone paying attention.Ben cashed the check at Jane's bank.The bank was negligent in accepting this check,but it deducted $1,000 from Jane's account.Jane sued the bank,and the jury determined that Jane's negligence contributed to 50 percent of the loss and the bank's negligence contributed 50 percent.How much is Jane entitled to recover from her bank?


A) Nothing,because she was negligent.
B) Half the loss.
C) The entire loss.
D) The entire loss plus her court costs.

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