Endorser not a guarantor for other parties

Va. Code Ann. § 8.7-505
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The endorsement of a tangible document issued by a bailee does not make the endorser liable for any default by the bailee or by previous endorsers. Code 1950, § 61-48; 1964, c. 219; 2004, c. 200 .
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.7-505/Fetched: 10/17/2026

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