Michigan Laws 440.5117 – Rights of subrogation
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(1) An issuer that honors a beneficiary‘s presentation is subrogated to the rights of the beneficiary to the same extent as if the issuer were a secondary obligor of the underlying obligation owed to the beneficiary and of the applicant to the same extent as if the issuer were the secondary obligor of the underlying obligation owed to the applicant.
(2) An applicant that reimburses an issuer is subrogated to the rights of the issuer against any beneficiary, presenter, or nominated person to the same extent as if the applicant were the secondary obligor of the obligations owed to the issuer and has the rights of subrogation of the issuer to the rights of the beneficiary stated in subsection (1).
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 440.5117
- Applicant: means a person at whose request or for whose account a letter of credit is issued. See Michigan Laws 440.5102
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Beneficiary: means a person who under the terms of a letter of credit is entitled to have its complying presentation honored. See Michigan Laws 440.5102
- Issuer: means a bank or other person that issues a letter of credit, but does not include an individual who makes an engagement for personal, family, or household purposes. See Michigan Laws 440.5102
- Letter of credit: means a definite undertaking that satisfies the requirements of section 5104 by an issuer to a beneficiary at the request or for the account of an applicant or, in the case of a financial institution, to itself or for its own account, to honor a documentary presentation by payment or delivery of an item of value. See Michigan Laws 440.5102
- Nominated person: means both of the following:
(i) A person whom the issuer designates or authorizes to pay, accept, negotiate, or otherwise give value under a letter of credit. See Michigan Laws 440.5102Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Michigan Laws 440.1201 Presentation: means delivery of a document to an issuer or nominated person for honor or giving of value under a letter of credit. See Michigan Laws 440.5102 Presenter: means a person making a presentation as or on behalf of a beneficiary or nominated person. See Michigan Laws 440.5102 Term: means a portion of an agreement that relates to a particular matter. See Michigan Laws 440.1201
(3) A nominated person who pays or gives value against a draft or demand presented under a letter of credit is subrogated to the rights of all of the following:
(a) The issuer against the applicant to the same extent as if the nominated person were a secondary obligor of the obligation owed to the issuer by the applicant.
(b) The beneficiary to the same extent as if the nominated person were a secondary obligor of the underlying obligation owed to the beneficiary.
(c) The applicant to the same extent as if the nominated person were a secondary obligor of the underlying obligation owed to the applicant.
(4) Notwithstanding any agreement or term to the contrary, the rights of subrogation stated in subsections (1) and (2) do not arise until the issuer honors the letter of credit or otherwise pays and the rights in subsection (3) do not arise until the nominated person pays or otherwise gives value. Until then, the issuer, nominated person, and the applicant do not derive under this section present or prospective rights forming the basis of a claim, defense, or excuse.