Estoppel against denying instrument validity: parties cannot contest original genuineness when sued by a holder in due course. Estoppel bars the maker of a promissory note, the drawer of a bill of exchange or cheque, and an acceptor for the honour of the drawer from denying the original validity of the instrument in a suit brought by a holder in due course, thereby preventing those parties from contesting that the instrument was validly made or drawn at inception.
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Estoppel against denying instrument validity: parties cannot contest original genuineness when sued by a holder in due course.
Estoppel bars the maker of a promissory note, the drawer of a bill of exchange or cheque, and an acceptor for the honour of the drawer from denying the original validity of the instrument in a suit brought by a holder in due course, thereby preventing those parties from contesting that the instrument was validly made or drawn at inception.
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