§ 28:3-306Title 28
Claims to an instrument.
A person taking an instrument, other than a person having rights of a holder in due course, is subject to a claim of a property or possessory right in the instrument or its proceeds, including a claim to rescind a negotiation and to recover the instrument or its proceeds. A person having rights of a holder in due course takes free of the claim to the instrument.
Annotations
Dec. 30, 1963, 77 Stat. 681, Pub. L. 88-243, § 1 Mar. 23, 1995, D.C. Law 10-249, § 2(d), 42 DCR 467 This section expands on the reference to “claims to” the instrument mentioned in former Sections 3-305 and 3-306. Claims covered by the section include not only claims to ownership but also any other claim of a property or possessory right. It includes the claim to a lien or the claim of a person in rightful possession of an instrument who was wrongfully deprived of possession. Also included is a claim based on Section 3-202(b) for rescission of a negotiation of the instrument by the claimant. Claims to an instrument under Section 3-306 are different from claims in recoupment referred to in Section 3-305(a)(3). 1973 Ed., §§ 28:3-305, 28:3-306. 1981 Ed., § 28:3-306. This section is referenced in § 28:3-302, § 28:3-305, and § 28:3-602.
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