Should no longer be a distinction between business customer and general customer. Should be presumed that wrongful dishonour could cause damage to anyone's reputation.
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Card 17
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The words 'present again were both legally capable of having a defamatory meaning and did in fact convey such a meaning.
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Card 18
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'Refer to drawer' was capable of a defamatory meaning.
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Card 19
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The words 'frozen account' and 'refer to drawer' on a cheque were capable of being highly defamatory and tantamount to saying that the plaintiff had gone into liquidation or been locked up.
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Card 20
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The words 'reason not stated' on the back of the cheque were not proven to naturally be understood as conveying a defamatory meaning. Were equally capable of an innocent meaning.
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Card 21
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Crediting the customer's account with the amount of an uncleared cheque gives the customer the right to draw on that account.
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Card 22
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Where the customer acts, in good faith, on an erroneous entry and alters hs position accordingly, the bank is estopped from having the error rectified.
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Card 23
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Military office paid erroneously for 5 years. The erroneous entries amount to representations. Would be prejudicial to the customer to allow the bank to recover the amounts of mistaken payments.
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Card 24
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Customer did not discover erroneous credit until the bank reversed it. Bank is only estopped from rectifying where the customer honestly believes the statements are correct and acts accordingly.
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Card 25
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Customer is not entitled to take advantage of the bank's mistake where he knows, or from the facts ought to realise, the amount appearing in his account is a mistake.
