Tennessee Statutes
§ 47-3-301 — Person entitled to enforce instrument
Tennessee § 47-3-301
JurisdictionTennessee
Title47
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-3-301 (2026).
Text
"Person entitled to enforce" an instrument means (i) the holder of the instrument, (ii) a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder, or (iii) a person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to § 47-3-309 or § 47-3-418(d) . 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.
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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
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 47-3-301, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/47-3-301.