Problem 1: Ronnie Gilley Properties, LLC (Gilley), wrote a check to Cile way Properties, LLC (Cile), for $100,000. when Cile deposited the check in its bank, it was misencoded in the amount of $1,000. As a result, only $1,000 was credited to Cile's account and debited from Gilley's account. Was the obligation discharged?
Problem 2: Ash Grove Cement Company hired Electric Company of Omaha (ECO) to relocate a cable tray. ECO gained access to the tray from the flat roof of Ash Grove's building and controlled the work. While walking backward and carrying cable, Darryl Didier, an employee of ECO, fell twenty feet off the roof, onto a concrete surface. He sued Ash Grove. Should he recover?