A Practical Treatise on Bills of Exchange, Checks on Bankers, Promissory Notes, Bankers' Cash Notes, and Bank Notes |
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... holder cannot give a reasonable account how he came by it , and has had due notice before the trial of the action , to prove the considera- tion which he gave for the instrument . And when- ever the holder has given full value for the ...
... holder cannot give a reasonable account how he came by it , and has had due notice before the trial of the action , to prove the considera- tion which he gave for the instrument . And when- ever the holder has given full value for the ...
Page 90
... holder gave no value for the bill , then indeed he is in privity with the first holder , and will be affected by every thing which would affect such first holder . This all pro ceeds upon the argumentum ad hominem , it is saying you ...
... holder gave no value for the bill , then indeed he is in privity with the first holder , and will be affected by every thing which would affect such first holder . This all pro ceeds upon the argumentum ad hominem , it is saying you ...
Page 101
... holder ' . But as in the case of usury , a renewed security given for a gambling debt will be valid in the hands of a bonâ fide holder ' . A horse - race for a plate under £ 50 , is illegal ' , but a deposit of £ 25 a side is sufficient ...
... holder ' . But as in the case of usury , a renewed security given for a gambling debt will be valid in the hands of a bonâ fide holder ' . A horse - race for a plate under £ 50 , is illegal ' , but a deposit of £ 25 a side is sufficient ...
Page 103
... holder , that it was originally founded on an illegal transaction , or where a person became holder of such a bill after it be- came due , he cannot recover on it . However , a person , who at the request of the holder of a bill ...
... holder , that it was originally founded on an illegal transaction , or where a person became holder of such a bill after it be- came due , he cannot recover on it . However , a person , who at the request of the holder of a bill ...
Page 105
... holder . In general , a subsequent illegal contract or con- sideration of any description , taking place in a second indorsement or transfer of a bill , and not in its inception , nor in a transfer through which the holder must make ...
... holder . In general , a subsequent illegal contract or con- sideration of any description , taking place in a second indorsement or transfer of a bill , and not in its inception , nor in a transfer through which the holder must make ...
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13 East acceptance supra protest acceptor accommodation bill act of bankruptcy action afterwards agent amount assignment Assumpsit bank bankers bankrupt Bayl bearer Beawes bill became due bill drawn bill of exchange bill or note bill payable bonâ fide holder Burr Campb ceptor choses in action consideration contract court held creditor debt declaration defendant demand discharged dishonour Dougl effect entitled evidence foreign bill give notice given hands Holt indorser inland bill instrument jury laches liable London Lord Ellenborough Lord Kenyon Lord Mansfield Lord Raym maker ment negotiable non-acceptance non-payment nonsuited paid partner party pay the bill payee plaintiff Poth presented for acceptance presented for payment promise to pay promissory note prove received recover refused rule Salk shew stamp statute Stra sued sufficient Taunt tion transfer trial usury verdict
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Page 671 - Issue, and give this Act and the special Matter in Evidence at any Trial to be had thereupon, and that the same was done in pursuance and by the Authority of this Act...
Page 669 - Justice], returning the Overplus, on Demand, to him the said AB, the reasonable Charges of taking, keeping, and selling the said Distress being first deducted...
Page 99 - ... for the forbearance of one hundred pounds for a year, and so after that rate for a greater or lesser sum, or for a longer or shorter time...
Page 101 - ... for the reimbursing or repaying any money knowingly lent or advanced for such gaming or betting as aforesaid, or lent or advanced at the time and place of such play, to any person or persons so gaming or betting as aforesaid, or that shall, during such play, so play or bet, shall be utterly void, frustrate, and of none effect, to all intents and purposes whatsoever, any statute, law, or usage to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding ; and that, where such mortgages, securities.
Page 416 - ... to whom such sum of money is or shall be by such note made payable, shall and may maintain an action for the same, in such manner as he, she, or they might do, upon any inland bill of exchange...
Page 100 - Any person or persons whatsoever, who shall at any time or sitting, by playing at cards, dice, tables, or other game or games whatsoever, or by betting on the sides or hands of such as do play at any of the games aforesaid, lose to any one or more person or persons so playing or betting, in...
Page 313 - Bench to try the existence of certain customs, the plaintiff had a verdict, subject to the opinion of the court on a special case, the question being, whether the customs, as stated in the declaration, had been sufficiently proved at the trial.
Page 667 - Process, being thereof convicted, by the Confession of the Party, or by the Oath of one or more Credible Witness or Witnesses...
Page 685 - And all bills, drafts, or orders for the payment of any sum of money out of any particular fund which may or may not be available, or upon any condition or contingency which may or may not be performed or happen...
Page 663 - ... in like manner as in cases of inland bills of exchange; and in every such action the plaintiff or plaintiffs shall recover his, her, or their damages and costs of suit; and if such plaintiff or plaintiffs shall be nonsuited, or a verdict be given against him, her, or them, the defendant or defendants shall recover his, her, or their costs against the plaintiff or plaintiffs; and every such plaintiff...