A Selection of Leading Cases on Mercantile and Maritime Law: With NotesW. Maxwell and son, 1884 - 1220 pages |
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... entered them in his book as made on account of what was due by specialty , this was held not a sufficient appro- priation ; and the Lord Chancellor ( Lord Cowper ) said , that the rule of law " quicquid solvitur solvitur secundum modum ...
... entered them in his book as made on account of what was due by specialty , this was held not a sufficient appro- priation ; and the Lord Chancellor ( Lord Cowper ) said , that the rule of law " quicquid solvitur solvitur secundum modum ...
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... entered in the books . must be attributed in the first place to monies drawn out , which were also entered in the books . " See S. C. , affirmed Dom . Proc . nom . , Read v . Bailey , 3 App . Ca. 94 . The rule laid down in the prin ...
... entered in the books . must be attributed in the first place to monies drawn out , which were also entered in the books . " See S. C. , affirmed Dom . Proc . nom . , Read v . Bailey , 3 App . Ca. 94 . The rule laid down in the prin ...
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... entered into . The Aline , 1 Wm . Rob . Adm . Rep . 122 ) . In cases of bottomry the Admiralty Court may decide all questions as to the title or owner- ship of the ship , or as to her pro- ceeds ( 3 & 4 Vict . c . 65 , s . 4 ) ...
... entered into . The Aline , 1 Wm . Rob . Adm . Rep . 122 ) . In cases of bottomry the Admiralty Court may decide all questions as to the title or owner- ship of the ship , or as to her pro- ceeds ( 3 & 4 Vict . c . 65 , s . 4 ) ...
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... entered into un- der the pressure of necessity , the property would , without the sub- sidiary aid of the later bond , be totally lost , both to the owners and the former bondholders . The Rhadamanthe , 1 Dods . Adm . Rep . 204 ; The ...
... entered into un- der the pressure of necessity , the property would , without the sub- sidiary aid of the later bond , be totally lost , both to the owners and the former bondholders . The Rhadamanthe , 1 Dods . Adm . Rep . 204 ; The ...
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... entered into by the master in pursuance of his general authority as master . The plaintiff shipped a cargo at St. Marc for Liverpool , with which the vessel sailed . On her voyage she sustained sea damage and put into Fayal , a ...
... entered into by the master in pursuance of his general authority as master . The plaintiff shipped a cargo at St. Marc for Liverpool , with which the vessel sailed . On her voyage she sustained sea damage and put into Fayal , a ...
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act of bankruptcy action agent amount assignment assured average bank bankrupt Beav bill of lading Bing bona fide bottomry bond Campb cargo charter-party chattels claim consignee contract Court court of equity Crawshay damage debt debtor deed defendant delivered delivery East effect entitled Exch firm foreign fraud fraudulent freight held hypothecation indorsed insured interest joint creditors judgment L. R. Ch L. R. Eq law of France liable lien London Assurance Co Lord Lord Eldon Lord Ellenborough Lord Mansfield master ment notice of abandonment paid parties partner partnership payment person plaintiff port possession principle purchaser question recover repairs reputed ownership Royal Exchange Assurance rule ruptcy separate estate ship Smith sold statute stoppage in transitu Taunt tion total loss trade transaction trover trustee underwriters vendee vendor vessel Vict voyage
Popular passages
Page 301 - But a holder who derives his title through a holder in due course, and who is not himself a party to any fraud or illegality affecting the instrument, has all the rights of such former holder in respect of all parties prior to the latter.
Page 300 - The title of a person who negotiates an instrument is defective within the meaning of this act when he obtained the instrument, or any signature thereto, by fraud, duress, or force and fear, or other unlawful means, or for an illegal consideration, or when he negotiates it in breach of faith, or under such circumstances as amount to a fraud.
Page 706 - All goods, being at the commencement of the bankruptcy in the possession, order, or disposition of the bankrupt, in his trade or business, by the consent and permission of the true owner, under such circumstances that he is the reputed owner thereof...
Page 538 - The advance of money by way of loan to a person engaged or about to engage in any business on a contract with that person that the lender shall receive a rate of interest varying with the profits...
Page 301 - Where a person takes a crossed cheque which bears on it the words ' not negotiable, ' he shall not have, and shall not be capable of giving, a better title to the cheque than that which the person from whom he took it had.
Page 539 - In the event of any such trader as aforesaid being adjudged a bankrupt, or taking the benefit of any Act for the relief of insolvent debtors...
Page 280 - ... 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 659 - The duties of the holder with respect to presentment for acceptance or payment, and the necessity for or sufficiency of a protest or notice of dishonour, or otherwise, are determined by the law of the place where the act is done, or the bill is dishonoured.
Page 301 - ... fide taken or received by transfer or delivery, by some person or body corporate, for a just and valuable consideration, without any notice, or without any reasonable cause to suspect that the same had by any felony or misdemeanor been stolen, taken, obtained, extorted, embezzled, converted, or disposed of, in such case the court shall not award or order the restitution of such security...
Page 659 - Kingdom, it may, for the purpose of enforcing payment thereof, be treated as valid as between all persons who negotiate, hold, or become parties to it in the United Kingdom.