Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 405.110

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)    If its presentation is honored, the beneficiary warrants all of the following:
      (a)    To the issuer, any other person to whom presentation is made, and the applicant, that there is no fraud or forgery of the kind described in s. 405.109 (1).
      (b)    To the applicant, that the drawing does not violate any agreement between the applicant and beneficiary or any other agreement intended by them to be augmented by the letter of credit.
   (2)   The warranties in sub. (1) are in addition to warranties arising under chs. 403, 404, 407, and 408 because of the presentation or transfer of documents covered by any of those chapters.