Download or read book Payments Law in a Nutshell written by Steve H. Nickles and published by West Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the fundamentals of negotiable instruments-promissory notes, drafts, checks, and certificates of deposit. Provides an overview of Article 3's requisites of negotiability. Reviews contract liability, secondary liability conditions, and discharge liability. Covers instruments of property, including enforcement, transfer, and negotiation. Discusses warranty, restitution, claims, defenses to instruments, holder in due course, and check collection process. Examines the customer/payor bank relationship and risk allocation.