30-3-301. Person entitled to enforce instrument. "Person entitled to enforce" an instrument means the holder of an instrument, a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder, or a person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to 30-3-309. 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.

     History: En. Sec. 3-301, Ch. 264, L. 1963; R.C.M. 1947, 87A-3-301; amd. Sec. 114, Ch. 410, L. 1991.