§ 11-3-301 - Person entitled to enforce instrument - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 11-3-301 (2010)
11-3-301. Person 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 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.