Banks and Their Customers / A practical guide for all who keep banking accounts from the customers' point of view

by Henry Warren

A Stale or Out-of-Date Cheque.

Most bankers would probably decline to pay a cheque which had been outstanding more than six months. The drawer, however, does not cease to be liable upon the instrument until six years after the date thereupon; though he may claim damages against the payee if he can prove that he has suffered loss through his delay.