8.3A-301 - A-301. Person entitled to enforce instrument. - Virginia Statutes

§ 8.3A-301. Person entitled to enforce instrument.

"Person entitled to enforce" an instrument means (i) the holder of theinstrument, (ii) a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has therights of a holder, or (iii) a person not in possession of the instrument whois entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to § 8.3A-309 or § 8.3A-418(d). A person may be a person entitled to enforce the instrument even thoughthe person is not the owner of the instrument or is in wrongful possession ofthe instrument.

(Code 1950, § 6-403; 1964, c. 219, § 8.3-301; 1992, c. 693.)