LEGL 226 Chapter Notes - Chapter 25: Negotiable Instrument, Commercial Paper, Promissory Note

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Commercial paper a contract to pay money. Promissory note- a written promise to pay money. A substitute for money- but it must be payable on demand, example: a check. A loan of money- to pay what is owed sometime in the future. Types of negotiable instruments- there are 2 kinds of commercial paper: negotiable and non- negotiable instruments. (article 3 only covers negotiable instruments) Negotiable instruments fall into 2 categories of negotiable instruments: notes and drafts. Payee- someone who is owed money under the terms of an instrument. Payable on demand- the maker must pay whenever he is asked. Certificate of deposit- a note that is made by a bank (also know as a cd) Note- (promissory note) a promise to do something. Draft- an order directing someone else to do something. The drawer of this instrument orders someone else to pay money.

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