300 BROADWAY HEALTHCARE CENTER,
L.L.C., D/B/A NEW
VISTA NURSING AND REHABILATION
CENTER VS. WACHOVIA
BANK, ET AL.
A-5023-10T3/A-5025-10T3
The Uniform Commercial Code provides that an
"issuer" of a
check may not bring a claim for
conversion. N.J.S.A. 12A:3-
420(a). The Code defines the
term "issuer" to mean the "maker or
drawer of an instrument."
N.J.S.A. 12A:3-105(c). The term
"drawer" is defined
in the Code as "a person who signs or is
identified in a draft as a
person ordering payment." N.J.S.A.
12A:3-103(a)(3). We hold that,
under the Code, the "issuer" of a
check includes the person
identified on the check ordering its
payment, regardless of whether
that person's signature was
forged, and is barred from
asserting a conversion claim
regarding the check. 03-27-12
