| Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - Law reports, digests, etc - 1916 - 806 pages
...57 of the negotiable instruments law provides as follows: "The title of a person who negotiates an instrument is defective within the meaning of this...or under such circumstances as amount to a fraud." It conclusively appears in this case that Cameron Currie & Co. assumed to act as agents for Mr. Miller... | |
| Utah. Supreme Court, Albert Hagan, John Augustine Marshall, John Maxcy Zane, James A. Williams, Joseph M. Tanner, George L. Nye, John Walcott Thompson, August B. Edler, Alonzo Blair Irvine, Harmel L. Pratt, William S. Dalton, H. Arnold Rich - Law reports, digests, etc - 1909 - 588 pages
...the maker. No facts are pleaded showing that "the instrument, or any signature thereto," was obtained "by fraud, duress, or force and fear, or other unlawful means, or for an illegal consideration," or that the note was negotiated "in breach of faith, or under such circumstances as amount to a fraud."... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1922 - 1138 pages
..."The title of a person who negotiates an instrument is defective within the meaning of this chapter when he obtained the instrument, or any signature...or under such circumstances as amount to a fraud." [2] It would seem, therefore, from what has been said, that it was a question of fact for the Jury... | |
| American Bar Association - Law - 1887 - 460 pages
...bill is defective within the meaning of this act when he obtained the bill, or the acceptance thereof, by fraud, duress, or force and fear, or other unlawful...or under such circumstances as amount to a fraud. (3) A holder (whether for value or not) who derives his title to a bill through a holder in due course,... | |
| Institute of Bankers (Great Britain) - Banks and banking - 1882 - 726 pages
...bill is defective within the meaning of this Act when he obtained the bill, or the acceptance thereof, by fraud, duress, or force and fear, or other unlawful means, or for an illegal consideration, or when ho negotiates it in breach of faith, or under such circumstances as amount to a fraud. (3.) A holder... | |
| India, Patrick Dunlop Shaw - Negotiable instruments - 1882 - 362 pages
...title of the person who negotiated it. (2.) In particular the title of a person who negotiates a bill is defective within the meaning of this Act when he obtained the bill, or the acceptance thereof, by fraud, duress, or force and fear, or other unlawful means, or for... | |
| W. D. Thorburn - Bills of exchange - 1882 - 316 pages
...the person who negotiated it. (2.) In particular the title of a person (b) who negotiates (c) a bill is defective within the meaning of this Act when he obtained the bill, or the acceptance thereof, by fraud, (d) duress, or force and fear, (e) or other unlawful means,... | |
| Great Britain - 1882 - 574 pages
...title of the person who negotiated it. (2.) In particular the title of a person who negotiates a bill is defective within the meaning of this Act when he obtained the bill, or the acceptance thereof, by fraud, duress, or force and fear, or other unlawful means, or for... | |
| Sir Mackenzie Dalzell Edwin Stewart Chalmers - Bills of exchange - 1882 - 126 pages
...38. See " holder " defined by sect. 2. (2.) In particular the title of a person who negotiates a bill is defective within the meaning of this Act when he obtained the bill, or the acceptance thereof, by fraud, duress, or force and fear, or other unlawful means, or for... | |
| Law - 1914 - 448 pages
...title as holder in due course." Section 55 declares that " the title of a person who negotiates an instrument is defective, within the meaning of this...or under such circumstances as amount to a fraud." Section 52 provides that " a holder in due course is a holder who has taken the instrument under the... | |
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