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Act No. 2031 Section 52

Act No. 2031 Section 52

What constitutes a holder in due course.

Section 52

SEC. 52. What constitutes a holder in due course.— A holder in due course is a holder who has taken the instrument under the following conditions: (a) That it is complete and regular upon its face; (b) That he became the holder of it before it was overdue, and without notice that it had been previously dishonored, if such was the fact; (c) That he took it in good faith and for value; (d) That at the time it was negotiated to him he had no notice of any infirmity in the instrument or defect in the title of the person negotiating it.

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CitationAct No. 2031 Section 52 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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