The New South Wales Lawyer: A Hand-book of the Every-day Laws of this State, for Justices of the Peace, Bankers, Trustees, Executors, and Men of Business in General, with Some Useful Forms of Purchase-agreements, Guarantees, Wills, Leases, &cWilliam Brooks, 1901 - 320 pages |
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... affidavit of service and copy of the writ , and sign judgment for the sum indorsed , interest ( if any ) and costs as fixed by the rules of Court . In the case of writs indorsed as abovementioned , and where the defendant is resident ...
... affidavit of service and copy of the writ , and sign judgment for the sum indorsed , interest ( if any ) and costs as fixed by the rules of Court . In the case of writs indorsed as abovementioned , and where the defendant is resident ...
Page 18
... affidavit of debt takes the place of such assessment or inquiry . COSTS OF ACTIONS IN THE SUPREME COURT . Generally speaking , the plaintiff , being successful in any action , will be entitled to his costs . But where a sum not ...
... affidavit of debt takes the place of such assessment or inquiry . COSTS OF ACTIONS IN THE SUPREME COURT . Generally speaking , the plaintiff , being successful in any action , will be entitled to his costs . But where a sum not ...
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... affidavit showing the ground of the applica- tion , and that the person is a material witness . Judgment Debts . - Supreme Court . WHEN JUDGMENT DEBTS BIND LAND . No judgment will bind or affect any land in the State unless a writ of ...
... affidavit showing the ground of the applica- tion , and that the person is a material witness . Judgment Debts . - Supreme Court . WHEN JUDGMENT DEBTS BIND LAND . No judgment will bind or affect any land in the State unless a writ of ...
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... affidavit that the defendant is fraudulently concealing money , goods , or valuable securities ( e.g. , promissory notes , bills of exchange , bank deposit receipts , etc. ) from his judgment creditor , or is about to leave the State ...
... affidavit that the defendant is fraudulently concealing money , goods , or valuable securities ( e.g. , promissory notes , bills of exchange , bank deposit receipts , etc. ) from his judgment creditor , or is about to leave the State ...
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... affidavit that plaintiff has an apparently good ' cause of action for at least £ 20 , or has sustained damage to that amount , and that defendant is about to quit the jurisdic- tion , and that the action will be defeated unless the ...
... affidavit that plaintiff has an apparently good ' cause of action for at least £ 20 , or has sustained damage to that amount , and that defendant is about to quit the jurisdic- tion , and that the action will be defeated unless the ...
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Page 66 - A cheque is a Bill of Exchange drawn on a banker payable on demand. Promissory Note. — A Promissory Note is 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...
Page 48 - A bill of exchange is an unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person to another, signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed 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 81 - ... 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 47 - Holder" means the payee or indorsee of a bill or note, who is in possession of it, or the bearer thereof. "Indorsement" means an indorsement completed by delivery.
Page 296 - That no will shall be valid unless it shall be in writing and executed in manner herein-after mentioned ; (that is to say,) it shall be signed at the foot or end thereof by the testator, or by some other person in his presence and by his direction; and such signature shall be made or acknowledged by the testator in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time, and such witnesses shall attest and shall subscribe the will in the presence of the testator, but no form of attestation...
Page 74 - Payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, and each of us, our, and each of our Heirs, Executors and Administrators jointly and severally, firmly by these Presents.
Page 61 - ... by non-acceptance or protested for better security and is not overdue, any person not being a party already liable thereon may, with the consent of the holder, intervene and accept the bill supra protest for the honor of any party liable thereon or for the honor of the person for whose account the bill is drawn.
Page 58 - The notice may be given as soon as the bill is dishonoured, and must be given within a reasonable time thereafter. In the absence of special circumstances, notice is not deemed to have been given within a reasonable time, unless — (a) Where the person giving...
Page 157 - ... proof can be given, the circumstances of the supposed statement, sufficient to designate the particular occasion, must be mentioned to the witness, and he must be asked whether or not he has made such statement ; s.
Page 63 - The acceptance may be written on any part and it must be written on one part only. If the drawee accepts more than one part, and such accepted parts are negotiated to different holders in due course, he is liable on every such part as if it were a separate bill.