Salim carelessly makes a check for $100 to Abel in a way that makes it possible for someone to easily alter it. Abel alters the check to read $1,000. Under these circumstances, _____.

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A check that was altered after the drawer made it out-for example, by increasing the amount of the check-generally is not properly payable from the customer's account. However, if the drawer is negligent and contributes to the forgery or alteration, he may be barred from claiming it as the reason that a particular check should not be charged to his account. Under the given circumstances, if the drawee bank pays the check to Abel in good faith, it can charge the $1,000 to Salim's account if Salim's negligence contributed to the alteration.

Salim Carelessly Makes a Check for $100 to Abel in a Way