A Treatise on the Law of Sale of Personal Property: With References to the American Decisions and to the French Code and Civil LawHoughton, Mifflin, 1881 - 980 pages |
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... delivered them to a banker to whom he sold the bills of exchange . This transaction was held to be a transfer of the general property to the London merchant , and therefore a sale to him ; and a transfer of a special property to the ...
... delivered them to a banker to whom he sold the bills of exchange . This transaction was held to be a transfer of the general property to the London merchant , and therefore a sale to him ; and a transfer of a special property to the ...
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... delivered it at a railway station and authorized the railway agent to issue a bill of lading to the purchaser , under a verbal agreement with both that it should not be shipped until the balance of the price should be paid ; but the ...
... delivered it at a railway station and authorized the railway agent to issue a bill of lading to the purchaser , under a verbal agreement with both that it should not be shipped until the balance of the price should be paid ; but the ...
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... delivered property intrusted mission mer- to him for sale , after a sale of the same by the owner , but before notice to the commis- sion merchant of the sale by the owner , or any other notice of revocation of his au- thority . The ...
... delivered property intrusted mission mer- to him for sale , after a sale of the same by the owner , but before notice to the commis- sion merchant of the sale by the owner , or any other notice of revocation of his au- thority . The ...
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... delivered and retained on an order for 200 or 300 tons . ( 1 ) The rule was fully recognized by Parke J. in Read v . Rann , ( m ) and was well exemplified in the case of Hart v . Mills in the ex- chequer , in 1846. In Hart v . Mills ...
... delivered and retained on an order for 200 or 300 tons . ( 1 ) The rule was fully recognized by Parke J. in Read v . Rann , ( m ) and was well exemplified in the case of Hart v . Mills in the ex- chequer , in 1846. In Hart v . Mills ...
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... delivered with it by mis- take . Thus , where a party purchased at an administra- tor's sale a " drill - machine , " which , un- known to all the parties , contained many and other valuables secreted there by the deceased , it was held ...
... delivered with it by mis- take . Thus , where a party purchased at an administra- tor's sale a " drill - machine , " which , un- known to all the parties , contained many and other valuables secreted there by the deceased , it was held ...
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Common terms and phrases
17th section acceptance action actual receipt agent agreed agreement Allen ascer assent assumpsit authority bailee Bank Barb bargain Bayley bill of lading bind Blackburn bought and sold bought note broker Brown buyer chaser chattel Chitty Contr cited common law contract of sale court Cush Davis decided decision defendant defendant's delivered delivery emblements exchequer exchequer of pleas executory fact Figures refer Gray held infant intention Johnson Jones judges jury L. J. Ex labor letter Lord Lord Denman Lord Ellenborough Maine Manuf market overt Mass ment nonsuit offer opinion owner paid parol parol evidence parties pass payment Penn plaintiff possession principle purchaser quantity question refer to Sections rule sell seller sent ship signature signed Smith sold notes STANFORD LAW LIBRARY statute of frauds sufficient thing sold third person tion tract trover valid vendee vendor vest Wend writing
Popular passages
Page 138 - ... shall be allowed to be good, except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold and actually receive the same, or give something in earnest to bind the bargain, or in part...
Page 94 - That no contract for the sale of any goods, wares, and merchandise, for the price of ten pounds sterling or upwards, shall be allowed to be good, except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold, and actually receive the same...
Page 853 - Such notice may be given either to the person in actual possession of the goods or to his principal. In the latter case the notice, to be effectual, must be given at such time and under such circumstances that the principal, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, may communicate it to his servant or agent in time to prevent a delivery to the buyer.
Page 12 - ... behalf of the owner of the property, or his executor or administrator, and convicted thereof, in such case the property shall be restored to the owner or his representative ; and...
Page 770 - The rule of law is clear, that where one by his words or conduct wilfully causes another to believe in the existence of a certain state of things, and induces him to act on that belief •o as to alter his own previous position, the former is concluded from averring against the latter a different state of things, as existing at the same time...
Page 822 - ... such person shall be entitled to stand in the place of the creditor, and to use all the remedies, and, if need be, and upon a proper indemnity, to use the name of the creditor, in any action or other proceeding, at law or in equity, in order to obtain from the principal debtor...
Page 868 - ... such as may fairly and reasonably be considered either arising naturally — ie, according to the usual course of things, from such breach of contract itself — or such as may reasonably be supposed to have been in the contemplation of both parties at the time they made the contract, as the probable result of the breach of it.
Page 117 - No action shall be brought whereby to charge any executor or administrator, upon any special promise, to answer damages out of his own estate ; or whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person...
Page 431 - That no action shall be brought whereby to charge any person upon or by reason of any representation or assurance made or given concerning or relating to the character, conduct, credit, ability, trade, or dealings of any other person, to the intent or purpose that such other person may obtain credit, money, or goods upon, unless such representation or assurance be made in writing, signed by the party to be charged therewith.
Page 537 - ... 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...