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Act No. 2031 Section 55

Act No. 2031 Section 55

When title defective.

Section 55

SEC. 55. When title defective.— The title of a person who negotiates an instrument is defective within the meaning of this Act when he obtained the instrument, or any signature thereto, by fraud, duress, or force and fear, or other unlawful means, or for an illegal consideration, or when he negotiates it in breach of faith, or under such circumstances as amount to a fraud.

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