On the front of the check, Ken Weston wrote pay to the order of Lisa Smith for $700 because she gave him lessons for Professor Aarons' class. Ken signs his name in the lower right corner on the front of the check. Lisa's best friend Broke Becky stole the check from her purse and then on the back forged Lisa Smith's signature and indorsed it ( by saying pay to the order of) over to Mary Torres to for a leather jacket she bought from Mary Torres' clothing store. Mary Torres signs the back of the check and indorsed it over to mechanic Quack Duck for fixing her car.

1. On the front of the check, where it states pay to the order, Ken Weston writes Lisa Smith and signs his name on the front right bottom corner.

2. On the back of the check, Broke Becky who stole the check and forged Lisa Smith's name wrote - Pay to the order of Mary Torres.

3. Mary Torres signs the back of the heck and wrote pay to the order of Quack Duck.

The Indorsers

1) Ken Weston( the issuer) 2) Lisa Smith (tutor) 3) Broke Becky( the thief) 4) Mary Torres (store owner) 5) Quack Duck (the mechanic)

Suppose Lisa told Ken that Broke Becky stole his check and forged her signature on the back of it. Ken then puts a stop payment on the check. Once payment is stopped, Quack Duck, the mechanic cannot cash the check. Who is liable to whom who and why? Who is not liable to whom and why?