The title of a person who negotiates an instrument is defective within the meaning of this act when he obtained the instrument, or any signature thereto, by fraud, duress, or force and fear, or other unlawful means, or for an illegal consideration, or... Bills, Notes and Cheques: The Bills of Exchange Act, 1890, Canada, and the ... - Page 190by John James MacLaren - 1892 - 568 pagesFull view - About this book
| 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
...negotiable instruments law provides as follows: "The title of a person who negotiates an instrument is defective within the meaning of this act when he obtained the instrument, or any signature thereto, by fraud, duress, or force and fear, or other unlawful means,... | |
| 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."... | |
| Institute of Bankers (Great Britain) - Banks and banking - 1882 - 726 pages
...the 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...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... | |
| W. D. Thorburn - Bills of exchange - 1882 - 316 pages
...title of 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...obtained the bill, or the acceptance thereof, by fraud, (d) duress, or force and fear, (e) or other unlawful means, (/) or for an illegal consideration, (g)... | |
| Law - 1914 - 448 pages
...holder in due course." Section 55 declares that " the title of a person who negotiates an instrument is defective, within the meaning of this Act, when he obtained the instrument or any signature thereto by fraud, duress or force, and fear, or other unlawful means, or... | |
| Owen Davies Tudor - Commercial law - 1884 - 1250 pages
...the person who negotiated it. Sect. 29. Sub-s. 1. In particular the title of a person who negotiates a bill is defective within the meaning of this act...unlawful means, or for an illegal consideration, or when henegotiates it in breach of faith, or under such circumstances as amount to a fraud. Sub-s. 2. A holder... | |
| Aviet Agabeg, William Frederick Barry - Bills of exchange - 1884 - 286 pages
...person who negotiated it. (2). In particular the title of a person who negotiates ind. Act, «. 58. a bill is defective within the meaning of this Act,...obtained the bill or the acceptance thereof by fraud (v), duress (<), or force and fear (s), or other unlawful means (r), or for an illegal consideration... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1911 - 1168 pages
...1908. Section 3446 thus defines a defective title: "The title of a person who negotiates an instrument is defective within the meaning of this act when he obtained the instrument, or any signature thereto, by fraud, duress, or force and fear, or other unlawful means,... | |
| Henry Dunning Macleod - Banks and banking - 1886 - 722 pages
...in the 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 negotiates it in breach of faith, or under suoh circumstances as amount to a fraud 8. A holder (whether for value or not) who derives his title... | |
| Virginia - Law - 1899 - 724 pages
...theretofore paid by him. S 55. WEEN TITLE DEFECTIVE. — The title of a person who negotiates an instrument is defective within the meaning of this act when he obtained the instrument or any signature thereto by fraud, duress, or force and fear or other unlawful means, or... | |
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