Carl, without Eddie's knowledge, impersonates Eddie and thereby convinces Connie, who has never seen Eddie, to write a check to Eddie. Carl forges Eddie's name on the check and deposits it into his, Carl's, account. Which of the following is true regarding whether Connie will be liable for the amount of the check?

1) Under the forgery rule, Connie will be held liable.
2) Under the transferor rule, Connie will be held liable.
3) Under the payee rule, Connie will be held liable.
4) Under the imposter rule, Connie will be held liable.
5) Under the fictitious payee rule, Connie will not be held liable.

4. Under the imposter rule, Connie will be held liable.

Explanation:

AN IMPOSTER RULE is a legal principle affirming that an impostor’s endorsement of a negotiable instrument is not a forgery. Imposter refers to a person who engages in deception under an assumed name or identity. The impostor rule makes an indorsed check effective if the drawer was induced to issue the check by an impersonator of the payee.

The impostor receiving the check may indorse it at the drawer's bank. Hence, the rule makes the drawer of the instrument responsible for the loss because the bank accepted the endorsement in good faith. The imposter rule is based on the assumption that between the bank and the drawer, the drawer is in a better position to prevent the loss.

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

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