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The Law Of Overdrafts, William O. Morris
The Law Of Overdrafts, William O. Morris
Cleveland State Law Review
It is the intent in this article to examine the judicial decisions in which the courts of this country have been called upon to resolve the rights and liabilities of parties involved with the issuance, payment, and receipt of overdrafts of both depositors and non-depositors of the payor bank.
Some Petty Complaints About Article Three, James J. White
Some Petty Complaints About Article Three, James J. White
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IN many ways Article Three of the Uniform Commercial Code (Code) is like a huge machine assembled by a mad inventor and comprised of assorted sprockets, gears, levers, pulleys, and belts. Few thoroughly understand all of the jobs which this machine is to perform; and a search through the reported cases suggests that the machine is either performing so efficiently that it commits no mistakes worth litigating or it is not performing at all. In their study of the intricacies of Article Three, law students resemble persons climbing about on the machine-pulling its levers, testing its belts and pulleys, and …
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks, And Article Four In The Electronic Age, Norman Penney
Bank Statements, Cancelled Checks, And Article Four In The Electronic Age, Norman Penney
Michigan Law Review
My task was to prepare a short article dealing in some depth with specific problems which have arisen under Article Four of the Uniform Commercial Code (Code). Unfortunately for purposes of criticism, but happily for those affected by Article Four, a canvass of recent reported cases as well as bank operations people and bank counsel has revealed very few problems of any significance to either the general practitioner or even the so-called commercial law specialist. This prompts two comments: (1) Article Four seems to be working so smoothly that to develop a "problem" would be to make a mountain out …
Actions On Commercial Paper: Holder's Procedural Advantages Under Article Three, Stanley V. Kinyon
Actions On Commercial Paper: Holder's Procedural Advantages Under Article Three, Stanley V. Kinyon
Michigan Law Review
The discussion will also be concerned primarily with the usual action "on the instrument": an action by the holder to enforce payment by a person who has signed it as maker, acceptor, certifier, drawer, indorser, or guarantor and has thus become "liable on" it. These instruments, of course, may be involved in other types of actions, such as: an action for conversion of the instrument (section 3-419); an action to recover damages for breach of the warranties of a collector or transferor (sections 3-417 and 4-207); an action to compel indorsement (section 3-201); an action to enjoin payment (section 5-114(2)(b)); …