RCW 62A.3-301Person entitled to enforce instrument.'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 RCW 62A.3-309 or 62A.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.[ 1993 c 229 s 29; 1965 ex.s. c 157 s 3-301. Cf. former RCW 62.01.051; 1955 c 35 s 62.01.051; prior: 1899 c 149 s 51; RRS s 3442.]NOTES:Recovery of attorneys' fees—Effective date—1993 c 229: See RCW 62A.11-111 and 62A.11-112.
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