incomplete instrument

A paper that, although intended to be a negotiable instrument, lacks an essential element.

• An incomplete instrument may be enforced if it is subsequently completed. UCC § 3-115. [Cases: Bills and Notes 144. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit §§ 127, 129–130, 143.]

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