The Law Relating to Banker and Customer in Australia

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Law Book Company of Australasia, 1907 - 392 pages

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Page 198 - (1) 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 to or to the order of a specified person, or to bearer,
Page 20 - sterling or upwards shall be allowed to be good except "(1) The buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold and actually receive the same ; or " (2) Give something in earnest to bind the bargain ; or " (3) In part payment; or " (4) That some note or memorandum in writing of the said bargain be made and signed by the parties
Page 138 - as follows:—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. You will
Page 37 - That no action shall be brought " (I) Whereby to charge any executor or administrator upon any special promise to answer damages out of his own estate ; or " (2) Whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default or miscarriage of another person; or " (3) To charge any person upon any agreement made
Page 169 - and without negligence receives payment for a customer of a cheque crossed generally or specially to himself, and the customer has no title or a defective title thereto, the banker shall not incur any liability to the true owner of the cheque by reason only of having received such payment.
Page 66 - is as follows:— No action shall be brought whereby to charge any person upon any promise made after full age to pay any debt contracted during infancy, or upon any ratification made after full age of any promise or contract made during infancy, whether there shall or shall not be any new consideration for such promise or ratification after full age.
Page 332 - consent and permission of the true owner, under such circumstances that he is the reputed owner thereof; provided that things in action other than debts due or growing due to the bankrupt in the course of his trade or business shall not be deemed goods within the meaning of this section. The
Page 20 - No contract for the sale of any goods, wares, and .merchandise for the price of £10 sterling or upwards shall be allowed to be good except "(1) The buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold and actually receive the same ; or " (2) Give something in earnest to bind the bargain ; or
Page 198 - (1).—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. (2) An instrument which does not comply
Page 223 - 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.'

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