In Lor-Mar/Toto v.Constitution Bank,where the bank cashed bogus checks written on Lor-Mar's company account and the checks had signatures that looked like the stamped signatures Lor-Mar used,the courts held:

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According to the UCC, a bank is strictly liable for making payment on forged checks, unless the bank can show that the customer was negligent in keeping the checks secure. In this case, since the checks were forged and the bank cashed them, the bank would be strictly liable for the loss suffered by Lor-Mar. The fact that the signature looked like a valid stamped signature does not absolve the bank of liability.

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