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... right of action at once accrues to the holder . This is a logical consequence of the currency theory . In France no cause of action arises unless the bill is again dishonoured at maturity ; the holder in the meantime is xii INTRODUCTION .
... right of action at once accrues to the holder . This is a logical consequence of the currency theory . In France no cause of action arises unless the bill is again dishonoured at maturity ; the holder in the meantime is xii INTRODUCTION .
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Sir Mackenzie Dalzell Edwin Stewart Chalmers. dishonoured at maturity ; the holder in the meantime is only entitled to demand security from the drawer and indorsers . In England a sharp distinction is drawn between current and overdue ...
Sir Mackenzie Dalzell Edwin Stewart Chalmers. dishonoured at maturity ; the holder in the meantime is only entitled to demand security from the drawer and indorsers . In England a sharp distinction is drawn between current and overdue ...
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... maturity is 2057. * 2. C. , a married women , as administratrix , lends 1007. to her husband , who makes a note for the amount , expressed to be payable to C. with interest . Interest runs from the date of the note , although C. could ...
... maturity is 2057. * 2. C. , a married women , as administratrix , lends 1007. to her husband , who makes a note for the amount , expressed to be payable to C. with interest . Interest runs from the date of the note , although C. could ...
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... maturity . Acceptance is refused . The time of payment must be calculated from the day the bill was protested , and not from the day of presentment to the drawee for acceptance.2 2. A bill is payable three months after sight . The ...
... maturity . Acceptance is refused . The time of payment must be calculated from the day the bill was protested , and not from the day of presentment to the drawee for acceptance.2 2. A bill is payable three months after sight . The ...
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... maturity of all current bills for one month . The maturity of this bill is for all purposes to be determined by French law . * 2. By French law , days of grace are not allowed . A bill drawn in France , payable in England , is entitled ...
... maturity of all current bills for one month . The maturity of this bill is for all purposes to be determined by French law . * 2. By French law , days of grace are not allowed . A bill drawn in France , payable in England , is entitled ...
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acceptance suprà protest acceptor accepts a bill accommodation accommodation bill action agent authority Bank of England banker Bankruptcy Barrister-at-Law bill drawn bill of exchange bill payable Bing Byles Camp Chancery cheque Chitty contract Court Demy 8vo Digest discharged drawer or indorser draws a bill entitled Exch Explanation French Code German Exchange Law give notice given HARRY GREENWOOD holder for value honour ILLUSTRATIONS indorsed in blank indorses a bill indorses the bill Inner Temple issued L. R. Ch L. R. Ex law calf Law Merchant liable Lincoln's Lincoln's Inn maker maturity ment Middle Temple negotiated Notary note payable NOTE.-In notice of dishonour Nouguier overdue party payable on demand payable to bearer payee payor person Pothier Practice presented for payment presentment for acceptance promissory note Robarts Royal 8vo signature Smith Solicitors stamp standard Law Statutes Taunt tion transfer Treatise Vict
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Page 3 - Where in a bill drawer and drawee are the same person, or where the drawee is a fictitious person, or a person not having capacity to contract, the holder may treat the instrument, at his option, either as a bill of exchange or a promissory note.
Page 226 - bill of exchange " for the purposes of this Act includes also draft, order, cheque, and letter of credit, and any document or writing (except a bank note) entitling or purporting to entitle any person, whether named therein or not, to payment by any other person of, or to draw upon any other person for, any sum of money therein mentioned.
Page 129 - Where a promissory note is in the body of it made payable at a particular place, it must be presented for payment at that place in order to render the maker liable.
Page 10 - Chitty's Equity Index. — Chitty's Index to all the Reported Cases, and Statutes, in or relating to the Principles, Pleading, and Practice of Equity and Bankruptcy, in the several Courts of Equity in England and Ireland, the Privy Council, and the House of Lords, from the earliest period.
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Page 26 - Where a bill is drawn in a set, each part of the set being numbered and containing a reference to the other parts, the whole of the parts constitute one bill.
Page 10 - Fisher's Digest of the Reported Cases determined in the House of Lords and Privy Council, and in the Courts of Common Law, Divorce, Probate, Admiralty and Bankruptcy, from Michaelmas Term, 1756, to Hilary Term, 1870 ; with References to the Statutes and Rules of Court. Founded on the Analytical Digest by Harrison, and adapted to the present practice of the Law. By R A.
Page 1 - Wharton's Articled Clerk's Manual.— A Manual for Articled Clerks : being a comprehensive Guide to their successful Examination, Admission, and Practice as Attorneys and Solicitors of the Superior Courts. Ninth Edition. Greatly enlarged. By CHARLES HENRY ANDERSON, Senior Prizeman of the Incorporated Law Society, &c. Royal 12mo. 1864. 18*. ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.— Palmer.— Vide "Conveyancing.
Page 59 - procuration" operates as notice that the agent has but a limited authority to sign, and the principal is bound only in case the agent in so signing acted within the actual limits of his authority.
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