Justice McBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:
The issues on appeal are whether the imposter defense contained in section 3-404(a) of the Illinois version of the Uniform Commercial Code, Negotiable Instruments (810 ILCS 5/3-404(a) (West 2000)) ("UCC") may be properly asserted in a section 2-615 motion to dismiss a complaint for failure to state a claim (735 ILCS 5/2-615 (West 2000)) and whether the defense is factually applicable to the present dispute.
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