Asked by Mahmoud Saleh on May 30, 2024

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a.What warranties are given by an indorser?
b. What warranties are given by a transferor by delivery without indorsement?
c. If a person has no contractual liability on the instrument, does that mean he has no liability as a result of the transaction involved? Explain.

Contractual Liability

Refers to the legal obligation a party assumes when entering into a contract, requiring them to fulfill the terms of the agreement.

Indorser

A person who signs a document, typically a negotiable instrument, indicating their intention to transfer the document to someone else.

Transferor

The party who transfers rights or property to another party, the transferee.

  • Understand the warranties and liabilities associated with indorsers and transferors in negotiable instruments.
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Bryant HernandezJun 04, 2024
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(1) The transferor is entitled to enforce the instrument.
(2) All signatures are genuine and authorized.
(3) The instrument has not been altered. (4) No defense of any party is good against the transferor. (5) The transferor has no knowledge of any insolvency proceedings against the maker, the acceptor, or the drawer of an unaccepted instrument. (Indorsement extends these warranties to all subsequent transferees.)
b. Transfer without indorsement extends the above warranties only to the immediate transferee.
c. The law imposes contractual liability only on those who sign or have a representative agent sign a negotiable instrument. However, if you transfer bearer paper without indorsing it, you still have warranty liability to the immediate transferee. Warranty liability also applies to persons who obtain payment or acceptance of an instrument.