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Section 40 NI Act — Discharge of indorser's liability

The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 · Official PDF page 13

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40. Discharge of indorser's liability. —Where the holder of a negotiable instrument, without the consent of the indorser, destroys or impairs the indorser ’s remedy against a prior party, the indorser is discharged from liability to the holder to the same extent as if the instrument had been paid at maturity.

Illustration A is the holder of a bill of exchange made payable to the order of B, which contains the following indorsements in blank: — First indorsement, “B”. Second indorsement, “Peter Williams”. Third indorsement, “Wright & Co.” Fourth indorsement. “John Rozario”. This bill A puts in suit against John Rozario and strikes out, without John Rozario's consent, the indorsements by Peter Williams and Wright & Co. A is not entitled to recover anything from John Rozario.

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