Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida

Re: A company issued me a check and I cashed it now they want their money back.

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Absolutely. If the check was issued in error and you cashed it, you may even face some possible criminal prosecution. Although I have never faced a situation exactly like this, it is similar to when a bank credits money in your account in error. You would have no rights whatsoever to that monies and the courts have held so many times.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.