Section 25-3-301 - Person entitled to enforce instrument"Person entitled to enforce" an instrument means
(i) the holder of the instrument,(ii) a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder, or(iii) a person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to G.S. 25-3-309 or G.S. 25-3-418(d). A person may be a person entitled to enforce the instrument even though the person is not the owner of the instrument or is in wrongful possession of the instrument.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-3-301