背书连续是指在票据转让中,转让汇票的背书人与受让开票的获件书人在汇票上的签章依次面后衔接。如果背书不连续,付款人应自行承担责任。付款人可以拒绝向持票人付款,背书连续主要是指背书在形式上连线,如果背书在实质上不连续,如有伪造签章等,付款人仍应对持票人付款。但是,如果付款人明知持票人不是真正票据权利人,则不得向持票人付款,否则应自行承担责任。
背书连续的认定是一项重要的票据业务和司法审判活动。
The recognition of uninterrupted series of endorsements is an important bill operation and judicial judgment.
付款人对于背书支票的付款,应负识别背书连续之责,但对于背书签名,不负识别真伪之责。
The drawee who pays an endorsable check is bound to verify the regularity of the series of endorsement, but not the signature of the endorsers.
第三十一条以背书转让的汇票,背书应当连续。
Article 31 Where a bill of exchange is negotiated by endorsement, the endorsements shall be in succession.
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