Section 3–406. Negligence Contributing to Alteration or Unauthorized

Terms Used In N.Y. Uniform Commercial Code 3-406

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Any person who by his negligence substantially contributes to a material alteration of the instrument or to the making of an unauthorized signature is precluded from asserting the alteration or lack of authority against a holder in due course or against a drawee or other payor who pays the instrument in good faith and in accordance with the reasonable commercial standards of the drawee's or payor's business.