New York § 3-414 Contract of Indorser; Order of Liability

New York Statutes

§ 3-414 — Contract of Indorser; Order of Liability

New York § 3-414

Law UCCUniform Commercial Code

Part 4Liability of Parties

Art. 3Commercial Paper

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N.Y. Uniform Commercial Code § 3-414 (2026).

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Section 3--414. Contract of Indorser; Order of Liability.\n  (1) Unless the indorsement otherwise specifies (as by such words as\n"without recourse") every indorser engages that upon dishonor and any\nnecessary notice of dishonor and protest he will pay the instrument\naccording to its tenor at the time of his indorsement to the holder or\nto any subsequent indorser who takes it up, even though the indorser who\ntakes it up was not obligated to do so.\n  (2) Unless they otherwise agree indorsers are liable to one another in\nthe order in which they indorse, which is presumed to be the order in\nwhich their signatures appear on the instrument.\n

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Section 3--414. Contract of Indorser; Order of Liability.\n (1) Unless the indorsement otherwise specifies (as by such words as\n"without recourse") every indorser engages that upon dishonor and any\nnecessary notice of dishonor and protest he will pay the instrument\naccording to its tenor at the time of his indorsement to the holder or\nto any subsequent indorser who takes it up, even though the indorser who\ntakes it up was not obligated to do so.\n (2) Unless they otherwise agree indorsers are liable to one another in\nthe order in which they indorse, which is presumed to be the order in\nwhich their signatures appear on the instrument.\n