Legal Question in Business Law in Georgia

Payment to wrong vendor

My business made a check payable to the wrong vendor.

This vendor just happened to be an individual, not a

company. The individual cashed the check and spent

the money. What are our legal rights for collecting

this amount back from this person. NOTE: This person

had not done anything warranting payment from us for

over a


Asked on 7/19/00, 9:43 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Charles W. Field Charles W. Field, Attorney at Law

Re: Payment to wrong vendor

You could take out a warrant for theft by conversion or you could sue civilly for the tort of conversion.

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Answered on 9/18/00, 1:54 pm


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