If a judgment that is to be reached in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article is consistent with the judgment from the action on bills or notes, the court must approve the judgment from the action on bills or notes; provided, however, that this does not apply if the procedure upon which the judgment in the action on bills or notes is made is in violation of the law.
前条の規定によってすべき判決が手形訴訟の判決と符合するときは、裁判所は、手形訴訟の判決を認可しなければならない。ただし、手形訴訟の判決の手続が法律に違反したものであるときは、この限りでない。
Unless the court approves the judgment from an action on bills or notes pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in a judgment that is to be reached in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article, the court must set aside the judgment from the action on bills or notes.