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Ch. 25 Function and Creation of Negotiable Instruments Flashcards

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What is a negotiable instrument?

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  • A signed writing (or electronic record) that contains an unconditional promise or order to pay an exact amount, either on demand or at a specific future time
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A negotiable instrument can function as a substitute for what or as an extension of what?

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  • Substitute for cash

- Or extension of credit

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A promissory note you sign to obtain an educational loan is a negotiable instrument that functions as what?

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  • Extension of credit
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For a negotiable instrument to operate practically as either a substitute for cash or a credit device, or both, it is essential that the instrument be what?

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  • Easily transferable without danger of being uncollectible

- This is a fundamental function of negotiable instruments

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The law governing negotiable instruments grew out of commercial necessity. In the medieval world, merchants developed their own set of rules, which eventually became known as the what?

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  • Lex Mercatoria (Law Merchant)
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The Law Merchant was later codified in England and is the forerunner of what?

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  • Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
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Article 3 of the UCC imposes special requirements for what?

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  • The form and content of negotiable instruments, and also governs their negotiation, or transfer
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Article 4 of the UCC governs what?

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  • Governs bank deposits and collections
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Define issue (UCC 3-105)

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  • “the first delivery of an instrument by the maker or drawer…for the purpose of giving rights on the instrument to any person”
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What is a demand instrument?

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Instrument payable on demand (payable immediately after it’s issued and thereafter for a reasonable period of time)

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What is a time instrument?

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Instrument payable at a future date

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Give an example of a demand instrument.

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Checks

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The UCC specifies what four types of negotiable instruments?

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  • Drafts
  • Checks
  • Notes
  • CDs
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Who is the drawer (UCC 3-103(a)(3)?

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Person who signs or makes the order to pay

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Who is the drawee (UCC 3-103(a)(2)?

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Person to whom the order to pay is made

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Who is the payee?

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Person to whom payment is ordered

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Who is the maker (UCC 3-103(a)(5)?

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Person who promises to pay

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What is a draft?

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  • Unconditional written order that involves three parties (drawer, drawee, payee)
  • Party creating the draft (drawer) orders another party (drawee) to pay money usually to a third party (payee)
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What is the most common type of draft?

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Check

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What is a time draft?

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  • Draft payable at a definite future time
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What is a sight draft?

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  • Draft payable on sight

- That is, when it is presented to the drawee for payment (usually a bank or financial institution)

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What is a sight draft also known as?

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Demand draft

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May a sight draft be payable on acceptance?

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YES

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Define acceptance.

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The drawee’s written promise to pay the draft when it comes due

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How is an instrument usually accepted?

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  • Writing the word “accepted across its face”
  • Followed by date of acceptance
  • And signature of drawee
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Can a draft be both a time and sight draft?

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YES (payable at a stated time after sight)

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Give an example of a time and sight draft.

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A draft that states it is payable “x” days after sight

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For the drawee to be obligated to honor the order, the drawee must be obligated to the drawer by either what or what?

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  • Agreement OR

- Thru a debtor-creditor relationship

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What is a trade acceptance?

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  • Type of draft frequently used in sale of goods (draft orders buyer to pay a specified amount to seller, usually at a stated time in future)
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In a trade acceptance, who is both the drawer and payee?

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Seller of the goods

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In a trade acceptance, who is the drawee?

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Buyer to whom credit is extended

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When a draft orders the buyer’s bank to pay, what is it called?

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Banker’s acceptance

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Where are banker’s acceptances commonly used?

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International trade

34
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What is the writer of a check called?

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Drawer

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What is the bank on which the check is drawn called?

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Drawee

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What is the person to whom the check is made payable to called?

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Payee

37
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Why are checks demand instruments?

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B/c they’re payable on demand

38
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With cashier’s checks, who is both the drawer and drawee?

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Bank

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How do cashier’s checks work?

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  • Bank customer purchases cashier’s check from bank by paying the amount of the check, indicating to whom check should be made payable
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What is a promissory note?

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  • Written promise made by one person (maker) to pay another (payee) a specified sum
41
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Is a promissory note a debt?

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  • NO

- It is only the evidence of a debt

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What was the key question in the Silicon Valley Bank v. Miracle Faith World Outreach Inc. case?

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Does the loss of a promissory note (which is only the evidence of a debt) affect the rights of the owner?

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What was the outcome in the Silicon Valley Bank v. Miracle Faith World Outreach Inc. case?

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” A bill or note is not a debt; it is only primary evidence of a debt; and where this is lost, impaired or destroyed bona fide, it may be supplied by secondary evidence. The loss of a bill or note alters not the rights of the owner, but merely renders secondary evidence necessary and proper”

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Promissory notes are commonly assigned. What does commonly assigned mean?

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  • Negotiated or transferred from one lender or payee to another
45
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Promissory notes are commonly assigned. Does assignment affect the maker’s obligation to pay the note as promised?

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NO

46
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Does having a digital wallet in an iPhone entail more or fewer security risks than carrying a physical wallet with cash and credit cards?

A

More security risks (hackers in cyberspace)

47
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What is a collateral note?

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  • Promissory note secured by personal property such as car
48
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Define collateral.

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Property pledged as security for satisfaction of a debt

49
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What is an installment note?

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  • Promissory note payable in installments (e.g. installment payments for tv over a 12-month period)
50
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What is a CD?

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  • Type of note issued when a party deposits funds with a bank
  • And the bank promises to repay the funds with interest on a certain date
51
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In regards to CDs, who is the maker of the note?

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Bank

52
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In regards to CDs, who is the depositor?

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Payee

53
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CDs in small denominations (for amounts up to 100k) are often sold by what types of institutions?

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  • Savings and loans associations
  • Savings banks
  • Commercial banks
  • Credit unions
54
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For an instrument to be negotiable, what requirements must it meet?

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1) Be in writing (permanence and portability)
2) Be signed by the maker or drawer
3) Be an unconditional promise to pay or order to pay
4) State a fixed amount of money
5) Be payable on demand or at a definite time
6) Be payable to order or to bearer

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Why will an unusual signature decrease the marketability of an instrument?

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B/c it creates uncertainty

56
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While the location of a signature on a document is unimportant, where is it typically placed?

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Lower right hand corner

57
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What is an order associated with?

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Associated with three-party instruments such as checks, drafts and trade acceptances

58
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What is the term fixed amount sometimes referred to as?

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Sum Certain

59
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How does the UCC define money?

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Medium of exchange authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign government as a party of its currency

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What was the key question in the Reger Development LLC v. National City Bank case?

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Whether a promissory note was a demand note

61
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What is an acceleration clause?

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-Allows payee or other holder of a time instrument to demand payment of the entire amount due, with interest, if a certain event occurs, such as default in payment of an installment when due

62
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What is an extension clause?

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  • Allows date of maturity to be extended into future
63
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What is a order instrument?

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  • Instrument that is payable (1) to the order of an identified person OR (2) to an identified person or order
64
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What was the key question in Las Vegas Sands LLC v Nehme?

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Whether gambling marker (a credit instrument that allows a gambler to receive tokens from a casino based on a prior credit application) was negotiable

YES

65
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Can an instrument be payable to a nonexistent person?

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YES

66
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Can an instrument be payable to a nonexistent organization?

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NO

67
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What factors do not affect negotiability?

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  • Undated instrument

- Antedating or postdating

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