A Treatise on the Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank-notes and ChequesSweet & Maxwell, limited, 1899 - 582 pages |
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... drawer and indorsers ; but if the bill be accepted payable at a particular place , which requires presentment there to render the acceptor liable at all , a presentment there , too late to charge the drawer and indorsers , will yet ...
... drawer and indorsers ; but if the bill be accepted payable at a particular place , which requires presentment there to render the acceptor liable at all , a presentment there , too late to charge the drawer and indorsers , will yet ...
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... Drawer Time of Presentment . Liability of Drawer when Presentment is delayed . 21 As between Holder and his • own Banker Where the Parties do not live in same Place . 22 • 22 As between Holder and a Transferor not the Drawer 23 Overdue ...
... Drawer Time of Presentment . Liability of Drawer when Presentment is delayed . 21 As between Holder and his • own Banker Where the Parties do not live in same Place . 22 • 22 As between Holder and a Transferor not the Drawer 23 Overdue ...
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... Drawer 101 dorsee Fictitious Payee No Payee . Blank Signatures When negotiable 92 • Of the Direction to place to 93 Account . 102 95 Of the Words " As per 95 advice " 102 • • Joint or alternative Payees 95 Stipulations by Drawer or 96 ...
... Drawer 101 dorsee Fictitious Payee No Payee . Blank Signatures When negotiable 92 • Of the Direction to place to 93 Account . 102 95 Of the Words " As per 95 advice " 102 • • Joint or alternative Payees 95 Stipulations by Drawer or 96 ...
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... drawer , the person to whom it is addressed is called the drawee , and the person to receive the money the payee . When the drawee has undertaken to pay the bill , he is called the acceptor . The bill may also be drawn payable to the drawer ...
... drawer , the person to whom it is addressed is called the drawee , and the person to receive the money the payee . When the drawee has undertaken to pay the bill , he is called the acceptor . The bill may also be drawn payable to the drawer ...
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... Drawer . Time of Presentment Liability of Drawer when Presentment is delayed As between Holder and his own Banker • Where Parties do not live in the same Place . As between Holder and a Transferor who is not the Drawer . Overdue Cheque ...
... Drawer . Time of Presentment Liability of Drawer when Presentment is delayed As between Holder and his own Banker • Where Parties do not live in the same Place . As between Holder and a Transferor who is not the Drawer . Overdue Cheque ...
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Common terms and phrases
6th American edition acceptance acceptance supra protest acceptor accommodation bill action agent agreement amount authority bank notes Bank of England banker Bayley bill drawn bill of exchange bill or note bill payable bills and notes Bing Byles on Bills Camp Chan CHAPTER cheque choses in action Code common law consideration contract Court creditor debt debtor defendant delivery discharged drawer due course duty East evidence Exch executor firm foreign bill fraud given held holder for value holder in due honour illegal indorsement instrument Jones liable London Lord Ellenborough maker ment negotiable negotiable instrument note payable notice of dishonour paid partner partnership party payable on demand payable to bearer payee payment plaintiff presentment principal promise to pay promissory note recover repealed Sect signature Smith Stamp Act Stark statute Stra Taunt tion transfer United Kingdom unless Vict void
Popular passages
Page 516 - A promissory note is defined as " an unconditional promise in writing, made by one person to another, signed by the maker, engaging 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 404 - The civil practice act also provides under section 209 that all persons may be joined in one action as plaintiffs in whom any right to relief in respect of or arising out of the same transaction or series of transactions is alleged to exist whether jointly, severally or in the alternative, where if such persons brought separate actions any common question of law or fact would arise...
Page 503 - Where the instrument is not payable on demand, presentment must be made on the day it falls due. Where it is payable on demand, presentment must be made within a reasonable time after its issue, except that in the case of a bill of exchange, presentment for payment will be sufficient if made within a reasonable time after the last negotiation thereof.
Page 498 - Where the holder has a lien on the instrument, arising either from contract or by implication of law, he is deemed a holder for value to the extent of his lien.
Page 505 - Where the person giving and the person to receive notice reside in different places, the notice must be given within the following times : 1. If...
Page 513 - Where the holder of a set indorses two or more parts to different persons he is liable on every such part, and every indorser subsequent to him is liable on the part he has himself indorsed, as if such parts were separate bills.
Page 493 - A bill may be made payable to two or more payees jointly, or it may be made payable in the alternative to one of two, or one or some of several payees. A bill may also be made payable to the holder of an office for the time being. (3). Where the payee is a fictitious or non-existing person the bill may be treated as payable to bearer.
Page 498 - ... 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 : Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the ratification of an unauthorized signature not amounting to a forgery.
Page 506 - Where a foreign bill appearing on its face to be such is dishonored by non-acceptance, it must be duly protested for non-acceptance, and where such a bill which has not previously been dishonored by non-acceptance is dishonored by non-payment, it must be duly protested for non-payment. If it is not so protested, the drawer and indorsers are discharged. Where a bill does not appear on its face to be a foreign bill, protest thereof in case of dishonor is unnecessary.
Page 505 - Where notice is given by or on behalf of the holder, it enures for the benefit of all subsequent holders and all prior parties who have a right of recourse against the party to whom it is given.