Ben,a Big Bank checking account customer,wrote a check for $1,000 to Mia.At the time that Mia presents the check for payment to Big Bank,Ben has $1,500 in his account.However,the clerk mistakenly refuses to pay the check and stamps it NSF.Mia then goes to the local prosecutor,and Ben is later arrested for writing a bad check.Ben could recover from Big Bank the damages involved in his arrest,such as attorney's fees.

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When a bank receives a properly drawn and payable check on a person's account and there are sufficient funds to cover the check,the bank is under a duty to pay it.If the person has sufficient funds in the account and the bank refuses to pay,or dishonors,the check,the bank is liable for the actual damages proximately caused by its wrongful dishonor as well as consequential damages.

Ben,a Big Bank Checking Account Customer,wrote a Check for $1,000