Tennessee Statutes
§ 47-3-105 — Issue of instrument
Tennessee·Title 47
(a)"Issue" means the first delivery of an instrument by the maker or drawer, whether to a holder or nonholder, for the purpose of giving rights on the instrument to any person.
(b)An unissued instrument, or an unissued incomplete instrument that is completed, is binding on the maker or drawer, but nonissuance is a defense. An instrument that is conditionally issued or is issued for a special purpose is binding on the maker or drawer, but failure of the condition or special purpose to be fulfilled is a defense.
(c)"Issuer" applies to issued and unissued instruments and means a maker or drawer of an instrument.
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Legislative History
Acts 1995, ch. 397, § 2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 47-1-101
Short title§ 47-1-102
Scope of chapter§ 47-1-104
Construction against implied repeal§ 47-1-105
Severability§ 47-1-106
Use of singular and plural - Gender§ 47-1-201
General definitions§ 47-1-202
Notice - Knowledge§ 47-1-204
Value§ 47-1-205
Reasonable time - Seasonableness§ 47-1-206
Presumptions§ 47-1-302
Variation by agreement