alleryStart learning →Where an instrument may be read as a promissory note or as a bill, the holder:
AMust treat it as the former
BMust approach the court
CMay treat it as either
DMust treat it as the latter
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. May treat it as either
In such an ambiguous case the holder chooses, and the instrument is then treated accordingly.
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