'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 Code Section 11-3-309 or subsection (d) of Code Section 11-3-418. 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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