408.302 Rights of purchaser. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subs. (2) and (3), a purchaser of a certificated or uncertificated security acquires all rights in the security that the transferor had or had power to transfer.(2) A purchaser of a limited interest acquires rights only to the extent of the interest purchased.(3) A purchaser of a certificated security who as a previous holder had notice of an adverse claim does not improve its position by taking from a protected purchaser.History: 1997 a. 297; 2001 a. 10.
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