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N.Y. U.C.C. Law § 4-407 — Payor Bank's Right to Subrogation on Improper Payment

N.Y. U.C.C. Law § 4-407

Type: Statute
Source: New York Uniform Commercial Code
Jurisdiction: New York
Current through: Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)

Section 4--407. Payor Bank's Right to Subrogation on Improper Payment.

Citator

N.Y. U.C.C. Law § 4-407 — Payor Bank's Right to Subrogation on Improper Payment is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

Section 4--407. Payor Bank's Right to Subrogation on Improper Payment.

If a payor bank has paid an item over the stop payment order of the drawer or maker or otherwise under circumstances giving a basis for objection by the drawer or maker, to prevent unjust enrichment and only to the extent necessary to prevent loss to the bank by reason of its payment of the item, the payor bank shall be subrogated to the rights

(a) of any holder in due course on the item against the drawer or

maker; and

(b) of the payee or any other holder of the item against the

drawer or maker either on the item or under the transaction

out of which the item arose; and

(c) of the drawer or maker against the payee or any other holder

of the item with respect to the transaction out of which the

item arose.