121: Estoppel against denying capacity of payee to indorse
The Negotiable Instruments Act · Federal Acts · Chapter XIII · in_force
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No maker of a promissory note and no acceptor of a bill of exchange [payable to order] shall, in a suit thereon by a holder in due course, be permitted to deny the payee’s capacity, at the date of the note or bill, to indorse the same.
Effective date: 1881-12-09
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