“Person entitled to enforce” an instrument means the holder of the instrument, a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder, or a person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument under s. 403.309 or 403.418 (4). A person may be a person entitled to enforce the instrument even though the person is not the owner of the instrument or is in wrongful possession of the instrument.
Wis. Stat. § 403.301
Person entitled to enforce instrument
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case PNC Bank, N.A. v. Bierbrauer (2012)
Most recently applied in Tissue Technology LLC v. TAK Investments LLC (October 2018)
1995 a. 449
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