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Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-3-202

Negotiation subject to rescission

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 47–47 (578 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Ingram v. Earthman (1998)

Most recently applied in Ingram v. Earthman (October 1998)

Acts 1995, ch. 397, § 2.

(1) 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.

(2) To the extent permitted by other law, negotiation may be rescinded or may be subject to other remedies, but those remedies may not be asserted against a subsequent holder in due course or a person paying the instrument in good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: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.