There is a newer version of the New York Consolidated Laws
2010 New York Code
UCC - Uniform Commercial Code
Article 3 - COMMERCIAL PAPER
Part 3 - (3-301 - 3-307) RIGHTS OF A HOLDER
3-305 - Rights of a Holder in Due Course.
Section 3--305. Rights of a Holder in Due Course. To the extent that a holder is a holder in due course he takes the instrument free from (1) all claims to it on the part of any person; and (2) all defenses of any party to the instrument with whom the holder has not dealt except (a) infancy, to the extent that it is a defense to a simple contract; and (b) such other incapacity, or duress, or illegality of the transaction, as renders the obligation of the party a nullity; and (c) such misrepresentation as has induced the party to sign the instrument with neither knowledge nor reasonable opportunity to obtain knowledge of its character or its essential terms; and (d) discharge in insolvency proceedings; and (e) any other discharge of which the holder has notice when he takes the instrument.
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