Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in New York

Re: Lost original bad check, is a copy enough to file for judgment?

The check is just evidence of the underlying reason why the money was delivered to your office.

For example, if the money was delivered because of goods or services rendered, you can sue on both the bad check and for breach of contract.

Before contacting any attorney, I suggest that you both call and write a letter to your client informing him or her about the bad check and requesting that he or she makes good on the debt.

Mike.

Re: Lost original bad check, is a copy enough to file for judgment?

You have a claim against the client for the failure to pay for goods/services rendered -- whether or not you have a copy of the original check. Indeed, you could testify that the check came back as "account closed," even if you did not possess the copy, which you say you do.

-- Kenneth J. Ashman; Ashman Law Offices,LLC; 156 W. 56th Street, Suite 1902; New York, NY 10019; [email protected]; www.lawyers.com/alo