Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
COMMERCIAL LAW |
TITLE 3. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS |
SUBTITLE 3. ENFORCEMENT OF INSTRUMENTS |
§ 3-306. Claims to an instrument
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A person taking an instrument, other than a person having rights of a holder in due course, is subject to a claim of a property or possessory right in the instrument or its proceeds, including a claim to rescind a negotiation and to recover the instrument or its proceeds. A person having rights of a holder in due course takes free of the claim to the instrument.