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CCQ-1991 - Civil Code of Québec
Section 1648
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1648. A debtor who has issued a bearer instrument is bound to pay the debt attested thereby to any bearer who hands over the instrument to him, except where he has received notification of a judgment ordering him to withhold payment thereof.
He may not set up any defenses against the bearer other than defenses concerning the nullity of or a defect in the instrument, those founded on an express stipulation in the instrument or such defenses as he may raise against the bearer personally.
1648. A debtor who has issued a bearer instrument is bound to pay the debt attested thereby to any bearer who hands over the instrument to him, except where he has received notice of a judgment ordering him to withhold payment thereof.
He may not set up any defenses against the bearer other than defenses concerning the nullity of or a defect in the instrument, those founded on an express stipulation in the instrument or such defenses as he may raise against the bearer personally.
1648. A debtor who has issued a bearer instrument is bound to pay the debt attested thereby to any bearer who hands over the instrument to him, except where he has received notice of a judgment ordering him to withhold payment thereof.
He may not set up any defenses against the bearer other than defenses respecting the nullity or a defect of title, those founded on an express stipulation in the instrument or such defenses as he may raise against the bearer personally.
