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Page viii
... breach of promise of marriage there is practically no limit to the damages . ( See p . 502. ) 7. Although in most if not all other European countries the disclosure of professional secrets by a doctor is a criminal offence , even the ...
... breach of promise of marriage there is practically no limit to the damages . ( See p . 502. ) 7. Although in most if not all other European countries the disclosure of professional secrets by a doctor is a criminal offence , even the ...
Page 36
... breach of moral duty involved in the doing of it ( n ) ; or the hardship of executing the agreement , must amount to a degree of inconvenience and absurdity , so great as to afford judicial proof that such could not be the meaning of ...
... breach of moral duty involved in the doing of it ( n ) ; or the hardship of executing the agreement , must amount to a degree of inconvenience and absurdity , so great as to afford judicial proof that such could not be the meaning of ...
Page 44
... breach of it must be the same , whether it be express or implied . To enumerate all the cases in which promises have been implied would be unprofitable . Some few instances are subjoined . If a person borrow a horse for a time , the law ...
... breach of it must be the same , whether it be express or implied . To enumerate all the cases in which promises have been implied would be unprofitable . Some few instances are subjoined . If a person borrow a horse for a time , the law ...
Page 54
... breach of duty on his part , to pay to A. a debt due to him from B .; he cannot recover from B. the amount so paid ( c ) . So where one of two joint prize agents was imposed upon by a person who falsely pretended to be one of the seamen ...
... breach of duty on his part , to pay to A. a debt due to him from B .; he cannot recover from B. the amount so paid ( c ) . So where one of two joint prize agents was imposed upon by a person who falsely pretended to be one of the seamen ...
Page 58
... breach by them of their engagement , agree with the creditor to refer the amount of damages to arbitration ; although this be done without the consent of the other co - contractor , still the former may , on paying the sum awarded ...
... breach by them of their engagement , agree with the creditor to refer the amount of damages to arbitration ; although this be done without the consent of the other co - contractor , still the former may , on paying the sum awarded ...
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acceptance accord and satisfaction agent agreed agreement amount apply authority Bailment Bank bankrupt bankruptcy bill of exchange binding Bing bound breach buyer Camp carrier charge charter-party claim common carriers common law consideration Court covenant creditor damages debt debtor deed defendant defendant's delivered delivery discharge East effect entitled equity evidence Exch execution executor held husband illegal Implied Contracts indorser infant instrument Jones judgment L. J. Ch L. J. Ex landlord lease liable London Lord Lord Ellenborough marriage married woman ment money paid Moore Northern Rail notice parol partner partnership party payable payment performance plaintiff principal promise promissory note purchaser received recover rent rule Scott sect seller servant Smith solicitor stamp Stark Statute of Frauds sued surety Taunt tenant tender thereof third person tion trade trustee unless vendor Vict void Western Rail wife
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Page 322 - ... any interest in or concerning them, or upon any agreement that is not to be performed within the space of one year from the making thereof, unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith...
Page 369 - Provided that where delivery has been delayed through the fault of either buyer or seller the goods are at the risk of the party in fault as regards any loss which might not have occurred but for such fault.
Page 368 - Where there is a contract to sell unascertained or future goods by description, and goods of that description and in a deliverable state are unconditionally appropriated to the contract, either by the seller with the assent of the buyer, or by the buyer with the assent of the seller, the property in the goods thereupon passes to the buyer. Such assent may be expressed or implied, and may be given either before or after the appropriation is made.
Page 452 - A bill of exchange is an unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person to another, signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand, or at a fixed or determinable future time, a sum certain in money to, or to the order of a specified person, or to bearer.
Page 100 - June no action shall be brought whereby to charge any executor or administrator upon any special promise, to answer damages out of his own estate...
Page 371 - ... the same in good faith, and without notice of the previous sale, shall have the same effect as if the person making the delivery or transfer were expressly authorized by the owner of the goods to make the same.
Page 373 - Where the seller delivers to the buyer the goods he contracted to sell mixed with goods of a different description not included in the contract, the buyer may accept the goods which are in accordance with the contract and reject the rest, or he may reject the whole.
Page 726 - Any absolute assignment by writing under the hand of the assignor (not purporting to be by way of charge only) of any debt or other legal chose in action, of which express notice in writing shall have been given to the debtor...
Page 380 - ... the option of retaining the goods on payment of damages. The judgment or decree may be unconditional, or upon such terms and conditions as to damages, payment of the price and otherwise, as to the court may seem just.
Page 374 - The buyer is deemed to have accepted the goods when he intimates to the seller that he has accepted them, or when the goods have been delivered to him, and he does any act in relation to them which is inconsistent with the ownership of the seller ((/), or when after the lapse of a reasonable time, he retains the goods without intimating to the seller that he has rejected them.