A Practical Treatise on the Law of Contracts: Not Under Seal; and Upon the Usual Defences to Actions Thereon |
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... bill that J. C. may give to P. & Co. in part payment of an order for lace , now being executed for him , P. & Co. to allow 5l . per cent . on the amount of the bill for the said guarantee ; " Holroyd , J. , observed : — “ It is quite ...
... bill that J. C. may give to P. & Co. in part payment of an order for lace , now being executed for him , P. & Co. to allow 5l . per cent . on the amount of the bill for the said guarantee ; " Holroyd , J. , observed : — “ It is quite ...
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... bill or note is between the immediate parties thereto , as between the drawer and acceptor of the bill , or the payee and maker of the note , or between the indorser and his indorsee of either of those documents , the consideration may ...
... bill or note is between the immediate parties thereto , as between the drawer and acceptor of the bill , or the payee and maker of the note , or between the indorser and his indorsee of either of those documents , the consideration may ...
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... bill of exchange , and that the plaintiff having lost the bill , had at the defendant's request given him a bond , acknowledging payment , and conditioned to indemnify him against the bill , shews a good consideration for a promise by ...
... bill of exchange , and that the plaintiff having lost the bill , had at the defendant's request given him a bond , acknowledging payment , and conditioned to indemnify him against the bill , shews a good consideration for a promise by ...
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... bill which A. B. might give to P. in part payment of an order for certain goods then executing for A. B .; P. to allow 57. per cent . on the amount of the bill for the guarantee , and in part pay- ment of the goods ; and A. B. gave P. a ...
... bill which A. B. might give to P. in part payment of an order for certain goods then executing for A. B .; P. to allow 57. per cent . on the amount of the bill for the guarantee , and in part pay- ment of the goods ; and A. B. gave P. a ...
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... bill or note , the holder may , at his election , as against the maker of the instrument , treat it as either ( t ) . And where a man , for a good consideration , gave a note expressed to be " for money borrowed which I pro- misc never ...
... bill or note , the holder may , at his election , as against the maker of the instrument , treat it as either ( t ) . And where a man , for a good consideration , gave a note expressed to be " for money borrowed which I pro- misc never ...
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15 East accepted action agent agreed ante appeared assent assignees assumpsit bankrupt Baron and Feme bill bill of exchange binding Bing bound Camp charge Chit Chitty Pl cited common law considered court of equity covenant coverture creditor debt declaration deed defendant defendant's delivered demise discharge Dougl entitled equity executor express feme feme covert husband implied indorsed infant instrument Jones judgment landlord latter lease liable Lord Ellenborough Lord Tenterden marriage memorandum ment Moore necessary notice obligation paid parish parol parol evidence partner partnership party payment performance plaintiff principal promise to pay promissory note proved purchase Raym received recover rent rule seal seems Selw servant shew Smith stamp Stark Statute of Frauds stipulated Stra sufficient consideration surety Taunt tenant thereof third person tion unless vendee vendor void warranty wife words writing
Popular passages
Page 514 - The objection, that a contract is immoral or illegal as between plaintiff and defendant, sounds at all times very ill in the mouth of the defendant. It is not for his sake, however, that the objection is ever allowed ; but it is founded in general principles of policy, which the defendant has the advantage of, contrary to the real justice, as • VIP.V's representative. between him and the plaintiff, by accident, if I may so say.
Page 514 - No court will lend its aid to a man who founds his cause of action upon an immoral or an illegal act.
Page 560 - ... no tradesman, artificer, workman, labourer, or other person whatsoever shall do or exercise any worldly labour, business or work of their ordinary callings, upon the Lord's Day, or any part thereof (works of necessity and charity only excepted...
Page 307 - ... be actually made, procured, or provided, or fit or ready for delivery, or some act may be requisite for the making or completing thereof, or rendering the same fit for delivery...
Page 68 - ... as by the known usage of trade, or the like, acquired a peculiar sense, distinct from the popular sense of the same words ; or unless the context evidently points out that they must in the particular instance, and in order to effectuate the immediate intention of the parties to that contract, be understood in some other special and peculiar sense.
Page 240 - ... made or created by livery and seisin only, or by parol, and not put in writing, and signed by the parties so making or creating the same, or their agents thereunto lawfully authorized by writing, shall have the force and effect of leases or estates at will only...
Page 57 - ... or to charge any person upon any agreement made upon consideration of marriage; or upon any contract or sale of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, or any interest in or concerning them...
Page 127 - That no Action shall be maintained whereby to charge any Person upon any Promise made after full Age to pay any Debt contracted during Infancy, or upon any Ratification after full Age of any Promise or Simple Contract made during Infancy, 'unless such Promise or Ratification shall be made by some Writing signed by the Party to be charged therewith.
Page 634 - Actions for Penalties, Damages, or Sums of Money given to the Party grieved by any Statute now or hereafter to be in force...
Page 613 - From the variety of cases relative to judgments being given in evidence in civil suits, these two deductions seem to follow as generally true: first, that the judgment of a court of concurrent jurisdiction, directly upon the point, is as a plea, a bar, or as evidence, conclusive, between the same parties, upon the same matter, directly in question in another court...