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Miss. Code Ann. § 75-3-202

Negotiation subject to rescission

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 75–75 (480 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Crosby v. Peoples Bank of Indianola (1985)

Most recently applied in Crosby v. Peoples Bank of Indianola (April 1985)

Former § 75-3-202: Codes, 1942, § 41A:3-202; Laws, 1966, ch. 316, § 3-202; Laws, 1986, ch. 401, § 2; Laws, 1992, ch. 420, § 21, eff from and after January 1, 1993.

Negotiation is effective even if obtained (i) from an infant, a corporation exceeding its powers, or a person without capacity, (ii) by fraud, duress, or mistake, or (iii) in breach of duty or as part of an illegal transaction.

To the extent permitted by other law, negotiation may be rescinded or may be subject to other remedies, but those remedies may not be asserted against a subsequent holder in due course or a person paying the instrument in good faith and without knowledge of facts that are a basis for rescission or other remedy.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.