indorser

If an indorser, that is, one into whose hands the note has come after the first endorsement, should not wish to guarantee payment, he writes before his name, "Without recourse to me."

Business Hints for Men and Women Alfred Rochefort Calhoun

[FN#423] The Boulgrin of Rabelais, which Urquhart renders Ingle for Boulgre, an "indorser," derived from the Bulgarus or

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

I thank you sir, but I have no occasion for an indorser.

Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 2 January 1779 1973

Be this as it may, we can not resist the expression of the honest conviction, for which we have many a good indorser, that while it would be a matter of some difficulty to compile a better collection of lyrics from the vast number which the war has thus far called forth, its production by a limited number of a single association is indeed remarkable.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 Various

An indorser of a note is exempt from liability if notice of its dishonor is not mailed or served within twenty-four hours of its non-payment.

The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference Joseph Triemens

I found a responsible indorser before me, and it was my purpose to hold him liable, and to bring him to his just responsibility, without delay.

Public Speaking Irvah Lester Winter

But if, unable to sustain the character his credentials ascribe to him, he immediately begin to display bad manners, ignorance, and folly, he not only forfeits the position to which he has gained accidental access, but also brings discredit upon his too hasty indorser.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 Various

It is an instructive fact that before the Civil War an officer of the army needed no indorser anywhere in this country.

Forty-Six Years in the Army John M. Schofield

An indorser can avoid liability by writing "without recourse" beneath his signature.

The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference Joseph Triemens

Negotiable paper, payable to bearer or indorser in blank, which has been stolen or lost, cannot be collected by the thief or finder, but a holder who receives it in good faith before maturity, for value, can hold it against the owner's claims at the time it was lost.

The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference Joseph Triemens