Notice of dishonour remains effective when despatched by a sender ignorant of the recipient's death at dispatch. A notice of dishonour despatched to a person who is dead is sufficient provided the party dispatching the notice was ignorant of that death at the time of dispatch; the sufficiency depends on the sender's lack of knowledge when sending the notice.
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Notice of dishonour remains effective when despatched by a sender ignorant of the recipient's death at dispatch.
A notice of dishonour despatched to a person who is dead is sufficient provided the party dispatching the notice was ignorant of that death at the time of dispatch; the sufficiency depends on the sender's lack of knowledge when sending the notice.
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