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Re: Crestar Fingerprinting Assault

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From: Gregory G. Petersen
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 00:00
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I would consider researching the Uniform Commercial Code -- the contract issue would
be governed by that I believe and the UCC should control in most such cases.

The Flash wrote:

> In a previous thread on this subject on alt.privacy, someone suggested
> that a bank who was given adequate ID but refused to cash a check
> without a fingerprint could be sued.  The rationale would be that
> the bank was guilty of breach of contract, in failing to honor a
> check, that is a promise to pay, drawn on it.
>
> Any legal types care to comment?
>
> The Flash
>
> On 5 Sep 1997, Andy Quintana wrote:
>
> > What they are doing is applying a condition to doing business with them,
> > like asking for id.  You certainly don't have to provide the id or the
> > print, all you have to do is walk away (and try to get your money some
> > other way).  Unless enough people can pressure state or federal officials
> > to pass new regulations or apply current ones, the best we can do is take
> > our businesss elsewhere.  Judging from the reponses I've seen to people
> > asking about good banks, people are running away from Crestar already.
> >
> > ==========================================================================
> > Andy Quintana                         O-                      cynical@clark.net
> >               [url removed until I dust off the cobwebs]
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >               Ignorance is the root of all evil.
> > ==========================================================================
> >
> >
> >
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From: "Gregory G. Petersen" <greg@LawNet.Com>
Subject: Re: Crestar Fingerprinting Assault
Date: 1997/09/10
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