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Business Law Chapter 24
Business Law Chapter 24
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Undergraduate 4
04/18/2011

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Term
Drawer
Definition
Person signing order paper (Linda)
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Drawee
Definition
Person or entity ordered to pay (Commerce Bank)
Term
Payee
Definition
Person who is originally to be paid (Quick Trip)
Term
Promise Paper
Definition
Same as order paper except only 2 parties:
- maker (drawer)
- payee
Term
Promissory note
Definition
promise by maker to pay a sum of money to payee at a future time: generic promise paper
Term
Certificate of Deposit
Definition
Note of bank acknowledging deposit and promising to pay at future time with interest
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Holder
Definition
Person in possession of properly negotiated negotiable instrument - properly transferred from one owner to another
Term
6 Requirements for negotiability
Definition
1. An instrument in writing
2. Signed by maker or drawer
3. Containing unconditional, un-equivocal promise to pay
4. A sum certain in money
5. Payment due on demand or at definite time
6. Payable to order or bearer
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