I don't see how the check store can have a claim against someone who signed a check and then asked the bank to stop payment before it was cashed by the bank. The check store has no contract with the OP. If the check store wants to collect, they need sue the bank. They are supposed to verify the status of the check with the bank before they cash it. There is a database for stop order checks that the check store apparently failed to use. I wouldn't give them any money. The bank charges a substantial fee to stop payment on a check, and they make a lot of profit on those fees.
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