Summary of the Law of Bills of Exchange, Cash Bills, and Promissory Notes |
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... intitled " An A & t to restrain the negotiation of Promiffory Notes and inland Bills of Exchange under a limited fum , within that part of Great Britain called England , " and made perpetual by 27 G. " unless under certain regulations ...
... intitled " An A & t to restrain the negotiation of Promiffory Notes and inland Bills of Exchange under a limited fum , within that part of Great Britain called England , " and made perpetual by 27 G. " unless under certain regulations ...
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... intitled to three days grace , and confequently that the ftatute of limitations did not begin to run until those three days had expired , which was on 28th September 1787 , and therefore within fix years of 26th September 1793. See also ...
... intitled to three days grace , and confequently that the ftatute of limitations did not begin to run until those three days had expired , which was on 28th September 1787 , and therefore within fix years of 26th September 1793. See also ...
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... intitled to recover on the counts for money paid , and money had and received , because the giving the bill was an appropriation of fo much money to be paid to the person who fhould become holder of the bill , and therefore when the ...
... intitled to recover on the counts for money paid , and money had and received , because the giving the bill was an appropriation of fo much money to be paid to the person who fhould become holder of the bill , and therefore when the ...
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... intitled to recover ; but Buller J. thought otherwife ; upon which Mansfield faid , the whole turned on the question , Whether the Bill co negotiable ? and if they altered their opinion they would mention again , but it never was ...
... intitled to recover ; but Buller J. thought otherwife ; upon which Mansfield faid , the whole turned on the question , Whether the Bill co negotiable ? and if they altered their opinion they would mention again , but it never was ...
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... intitled to transfer it is ( b ) void ( except against the perfon indorfing it , and the fub- fequent indorfers ) though the perfon intitled to transfer it was not particularly defcribed Bill or Note . upon the fuch draughts were ...
... intitled to transfer it is ( b ) void ( except against the perfon indorfing it , and the fub- fequent indorfers ) though the perfon intitled to transfer it was not particularly defcribed Bill or Note . upon the fuch draughts were ...
Common terms and phrases
abfolute acceptor action againſt affignable affumpfit aforefaid afterwards againſt the Drawer alfo anſwer Bank of England banker bearer becauſe bill drawn bill of exchange Bill or Note bill payable Bills and Notes Buller Burr cafe caſe cauſe commiffion confideration court held debt declaration Defendant demurrer diſcharged Dougl draught expreffed fame fays fecond Feme Covert fent fhall fhould fignature figned firſt fome foreign bill ftamp duty ftated fuch bill fuch Note fued fufficient fum of money himſelf holder iffued indorfed infifted inland bill intereft intitled iſſued judgment liable Lord Hardwicke Lord Kenyon Lord Mansfield Lord Raym maker muſt neceffary negotiable non-acceptance Note payable notice otherwife paid parties Payee payment perfon perfon or perfons Plaintiff poft promiffory notes promiſe to pay proteft purpoſe queſtion reaſonable refufal refuſed reſpect ſaid Salk ſhall ſtamp ſtated ſuch Term Rep thereof theſe three days grace trial ufance uſe verdict Vide
Popular passages
Page 126 - ... that all bonds, contracts, and assurances whatsoever, made after the time aforesaid, for payment of any principal, or money to be lent or covenanted to be performed upon or for any usury, whereupon or whereby there shall be reserved or taken above the rate of five pounds in the hundred, as aforesaid, shall be utterly void...
Page 125 - ... won by gaming or playing at cards, dice, tables, tennis, bowls, or other game or games...
Page 16 - ... shall be pleaded or given in evidence in any Court, or admitted in any Court to be good, useful or available in law or equity...
Page 74 - ... within the kingdom of England, dominion of Wales, or town of Berwick upon Tweed, and the islands of Jersey or Guernsey ; any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 70 - Guildhall, that it is not an excuse for not demanding payment on a note or bill, or for not giving notice of non-payment, that the maker or acceptor has become a bankrupt, as many ways may remain of obtaining payment by the assistance of friends or otherwise.
Page 80 - ... where the drawer has no effects in the hands of the drawee i<f) ; for it is a fraud in itself, and if that can be proved, the notice may be dispensed with.
Page 80 - ... that the drawer had no effects in the hands of the drawee from the time the bill was drawn till the time it became due, he is liable, without proof of demand and notice.
Page 74 - Know all men, that I, AB, on the day of at the usual place of abode of the said have demanded payment of the bill, of the which the above is the copy, which the said did not pay, wherefore I the said do hereby protest the said bill. Dated this day of *II. Which protest so made as aforesaid shall, within fourteen 1 J days after making thereof, be sent, or otherwise due notice shall be given thereof, to the party from...
Page 80 - The case of Bickerdike v. Bollman," says Lord Ellenborough, " went upon the ground, that the drawer had no effects in the hands of the drawee at the time of the bill drawn, and the other cases followed on the same ground.
Page 46 - On not guilty pleaded, and verdict for the Plaintiff, it was moved in Arreft of Judgment, that the Action did not lie, for tho...