Woman Finds 32-Year-Old $17,500 Check

A Lauderhill, Florida, woman found an unopened envelope containing a 32-year-old check for $17,500 in the bottom drawer of her nightstand. Barbara Cosgrove, 85, said she doesn’t remember who gave her the envelope or why she put it away instead of cashing the check, but she said she does recall the money is from an insurance settlement for an April 1, 1976, incident in which she was injured when a tarp full of water crashed onto her new Lincoln as she was getting off the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. The former New Jersey resident said the check was void 60 days after it was issued. Cosgrove has filed a claim with officials involved in the liquidation of The Home Insurance Companies of Manchester, New Hampshire, which went under in 2004.