California · Commercial Code

COM §7506: The transferee of a negotiable tangible document of title has a specifically enforceable right to have its transferor supply any necessary indorsement, but the transfer becomes a negotiation only as o

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A person who receives a negotiable document of title can legally require the transferor to provide necessary endorsements. The transfer becomes a negotiation only under specified conditions.

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The transferee of a negotiable tangible document of title has a specifically enforceable right to have its transferor supply any necessary indorsement, but the transfer becomes a negotiation only as of the time the indorsement is supplied.

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