Tennessee § 47-3-301 - Person entitled to enforce instrument.
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§ 47-3-301. Person entitled to enforce instrument.
“Person entitled to enforce” an instrument means (i) the holder of the instrument, (ii) a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder, or (iii) a person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to § 47-3-309 or § 47-3-418(d) . A person may be a person entitled to enforce the instrument even though the person is not the owner of the instrument or is in wrongful possession of the instrument. Acts 1995, ch. 397, § 2. Prior Tennessee Law: § 47-151. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 78. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 5 Tenn. Juris., Bonds, § 10; 6 Tenn. Juris., Commercial Law, § 62. Law Reviews. The Law of Negotiable Instruments, Bank Deposits, and Collections in Tennessee: A Survey of Changes in the 1990 Revision to UCC Articles 3 and 4 (Virginia Wilson), 28 U. Mem. L. Rev. 117 (1997). Cited: Fleenor v. Am. Title Co., — S.W.3d —, 2006 Tenn. App. LEXIS 492 (Tenn. Ct. App. July 25, 2006); J & B Invs., LLC v. Surti, 258 S.W.3d 127, 2007 Tenn. App. LEXIS 816 (Tenn. Ct. App. Dec. 27, 2007).
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Section 47-3-301 ("Person entitled to enforce instrument.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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