§ 673.4011 Signature
§ 673.4021 Signature by representative
§ 673.4031 Unauthorized signature
§ 673.4041 Impostors; fictitious payees
§ 673.4051 Employer’s responsibility for fraudulent indorsement by employee
§ 673.4061 Negligence contributing to forged signature or alteration of instrument
§ 673.4071 Alteration
§ 673.4081 Drawee not liable on unaccepted draft
§ 673.4091 Acceptance of draft; certified check
§ 673.4101 Acceptance varying draft
§ 673.4111 Refusal to pay cashier’s checks, teller’s checks, and certified checks
§ 673.4121 Obligation of issuer of note or cashier’s check
§ 673.4131 Obligation of acceptor
§ 673.4141 Obligation of drawer
§ 673.4151 Obligation of indorser
§ 673.4161 Transfer warranties
§ 673.4171 Presentment warranties
§ 673.4181 Payment or acceptance by mistake
§ 673.4191 Instruments signed for accommodation
§ 673.4201 Conversion of instrument

Terms Used In Florida Statutes > Chapter 673 > Part IV - Liability of Parties

  • Arbitral tribunal: means a sole arbitrator or panel of arbitrators. See Florida Statutes 684.0003
  • Arbitration: means any arbitration, whether or not administered by a permanent arbitral institution. See Florida Statutes 684.0003
  • Arbitration agreement: means an agreement by the parties to submit to arbitration all or certain disputes that have arisen or may arise between them in respect of a defined legal relationship, whether contractual or not. See Florida Statutes 684.0003
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Court: means a circuit court of this state. See Florida Statutes 684.0003
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • writing: includes handwriting, printing, typewriting, and all other methods and means of forming letters and characters upon paper, stone, wood, or other materials. See Florida Statutes 1.01