§7-8-302. Rights of purchaser.  


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  • (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), a purchaser of a certificated or uncertificated security acquires all rights in the security that the transferor had or had power to transfer.

    (b) A purchaser of a limited interest acquires rights only to the extent of the interest purchased.

    (c) A purchaser of a certificated security who as a previous holder had notice of an adverse claim does not improve its position by taking from a protected purchaser.

(Acts 1996, No. 96-742, p. 1241, §1; Act 2001-481, p. 647, §2.)