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Section 62. "the Acceptor by Accepting the Instrument Engages That He

Commercial Law · Richard D. Currier — chapter 40 of 44 · ~112 words · public domain

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will pay it according to the tenor of his acceptance; and admits: (1) The existence of the drawer, the genuineness of his signature, and his capacity and authority to draw the instrument; and, (2) The existence of the payee and his then capacity to indorse."

INDORSERS' LIABILITY.--We have not yet considered the question of the liability of persons who transfer negotiable documents. Indorsements may be made, as we have said, in two ways: either by indorsing the document, or if it is payable to bearer, by delivering it without indorsement. The liability of these two parties is stated in the Negotiable Instruments Act in Sections 65 and 66 in the following language:

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