Consolidated supplement to the codes and general laws of the state of California of 1915Bancroft-Whitney, 1919 - 232 pages |
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... Actions commenced within four years . Within four years . 1. An action upon any contract , obligation or liability found upon an instrument in writing . 2. An action to recover ( 1 ) upon a book account whether consisting of one or more ...
... Actions commenced within four years . Within four years . 1. An action upon any contract , obligation or liability found upon an instrument in writing . 2. An action to recover ( 1 ) upon a book account whether consisting of one or more ...
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... action ; or when it appears by such affidavit , or by the complaint on file , that it is an action which relates to or the subject of which is real or personal property in this state , in which such person de- fendant or corporation ...
... action ; or when it appears by such affidavit , or by the complaint on file , that it is an action which relates to or the subject of which is real or personal property in this state , in which such person de- fendant or corporation ...
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... action acquired . From the time of the service of the summons and of a copy of the com- plaint in a civil action , where service of a copy of the com- plaint is required , or of the completion of the publication when service by ...
... action acquired . From the time of the service of the summons and of a copy of the com- plaint in a civil action , where service of a copy of the com- plaint is required , or of the completion of the publication when service by ...
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... action , to answer to the merits of the original action . When , in an action to recover the possession of personal prop- erty , the person making any affidavit did not truly state the value of the property , and the officer taking the ...
... action , to answer to the merits of the original action . When , in an action to recover the possession of personal prop- erty , the person making any affidavit did not truly state the value of the property , and the officer taking the ...
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... action in which the injunction is demanded , unless such restraint is necessary to prevent a multiplicity of such proceedings ; 2. To stay proceedings in a court of the United States ; 3. To stay proceedings in another state upon a ...
... action in which the injunction is demanded , unless such restraint is necessary to prevent a multiplicity of such proceedings ; 2. To stay proceedings in a court of the United States ; 3. To stay proceedings in another state upon a ...
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Page 128 - To constitute notice of an infirmity in the instrument or defect in the title of the person negotiating the same, the person to whom it is negotiated must have had actual knowledge of the infirmity or defect, or knowledge of such facts that his action in taking the instrument amounted to bad faith.
Page 128 - In the hands of any holder other than a holder in due course, a negotiable instrument is subject to the same defenses as if it were non-negotiable. But a holder who derives his title through a holder in due course, and who is not himself a party to any fraud or illegality affecting the instrument, has all the rights of such former holder in respect of all parties prior to the latter.
Page 108 - The validity of the negotiation of a receipt is not impaired by the fact that such negotiation was a breach of duty...
Page 143 - 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 121 - ... no right to retain the bill or to give a discharge therefor or to enforce payment thereof against any party thereto can be acquired through or under that signature, unless the party against whom it is sought to retain or enforce payment of the bill is precluded from setting up the forgery or want of authority...
Page 127 - That he became the holder of it before it was overdue, and without notice that it had been previously dishonored, if such was the fact...
Page 192 - ... cause the deposition of witnesses residing within or without the state to be taken in the manner prescribed by law for like depositions in civil actions...
Page 780 - If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this act. The legislature hereby declares that it would have passed this act, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
Page 128 - A holder in due course holds the instrument free from any defect of title of prior parties, and free from defenses available to prior parties among themselves, and may enforce payment of the instrument for the full amount thereof against all parties liable thereon.
Page 21 - When it appears by the complaint that the plaintiff is entitled to the relief demanded, and such relief, or any part thereof, consists in restraining the commission or continuance of the act complained of, either for a limited period or perpetually; 2. When it appears by the complaint or affidavit that the commission or continuance of some act during the litigation would produce waste, great or irreparable injury to the plaintiff; 3.