{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-3-306","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 106, § 3-306","heading":"Claims to an Instrument","body":"Section 3–306. A person taking an instrument, other than a person having rights of a holder in due course, is subject to a claim of a property or possessory right in the instrument or its proceeds, including a claim to rescind a negotiation and to recover the instrument or its proceeds. A person having rights of a holder in due course takes free of the claim to the instrument.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 106","Article 3"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter106/Section3-306","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:24Z","sha256":"a593442209f5c8bd595c2b7f1b3e02c5c160b9f66ff10fa3d61e500b1e14f53c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-3-305","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-3-307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}