Dill issues a check drawn on Eagle Bank to Farm Supply Store to pay for a rototiller. Later, Dill discovers a defect in the device and orders the bank to stop payment on the check. Dill does not renew the order, and the bank clears the check eight months later. The bank

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A stop payment order on a check is typically valid for six months unless renewed. If the bank honors the check after this period without a renewal of the stop payment order, it is acting within its rights. Therefore, the bank is not obligated to recredit Dill's account, obtain funds from Farm Supply, or locate a substitute rototiller.

Dill Issues a Check Drawn on Eagle Bank to Farm