Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title7 COMMERCIAL CODE. |
Article1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. |
Part2. General Definitions and Principles of Interpretation. |
§7-1-204. Value.
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Except as otherwise provided in Articles 3, 4, and 5, a person gives value for rights if the person acquires them:
(1) In return for a binding commitment to extend credit or for the extension of immediately available credit, whether or not drawn upon and whether or not a charge-back is provided for in the event of difficulties in collection;
(2) As security for, or in total or partial satisfaction of, a preexisting claim;
(3) By accepting delivery under a preexisting contract for purchase; or
(4) In return for any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract.