Principles of the Law of Personal Property: Intended for the Use of Students in ConveyancingSweet and Maxwell, 1906 - 656 pages |
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Page vi
... rule of equality of payment im- posed by the Legislature in case of administration by the Chancery Division or in Bankruptcy without burdening the property with the costs of administration by the Court ( see pp . 199 , 200 and n . ( o ) ...
... rule of equality of payment im- posed by the Legislature in case of administration by the Chancery Division or in Bankruptcy without burdening the property with the costs of administration by the Court ( see pp . 199 , 200 and n . ( o ) ...
Page vii
... rule of administration , whereby voluntary bonds and covenants were not to be satisfied until all debts incurred for valuable consideration had been paid in full . When reforms are carried out in this fashion , who can wonder that the ...
... rule of administration , whereby voluntary bonds and covenants were not to be satisfied until all debts incurred for valuable consideration had been paid in full . When reforms are carried out in this fashion , who can wonder that the ...
Page viii
... voidable title thereto , extends in terms far beyond the rule of Common Law . The entire work of the correction of the proofs and the preparation of the indices to this edition has viii PREFACE TO THE SIXTEENTH EDITION .
... voidable title thereto , extends in terms far beyond the rule of Common Law . The entire work of the correction of the proofs and the preparation of the indices to this edition has viii PREFACE TO THE SIXTEENTH EDITION .
Page 38
... rule , that it shall be subject to all equities between the person liable and the assignor , being expressly preserved ( e ) . In modern times several species of property have sprung up which were unknown to the early common law ...
... rule , that it shall be subject to all equities between the person liable and the assignor , being expressly preserved ( e ) . In modern times several species of property have sprung up which were unknown to the early common law ...
Page 42
... rule is precisely the reverse . Chattels are essentially the objects of absolute ownership , and cannot be held for any estate ( ƒ ) . That chattels are the objects of ownership , not of tenure , was settled in times when they consisted ...
... rule is precisely the reverse . Chattels are essentially the objects of absolute ownership , and cannot be held for any estate ( ƒ ) . That chattels are the objects of ownership , not of tenure , was settled in times when they consisted ...
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Page 164 - That no action shall be brought whereby to charge any executor or administrator upon any special promise to answer damages out of his own estate...
Page 542 - Where the buyer, expressly or by implication, makes known to the seller the particular purpose for which the goods are required, and it appears that the buyer relies on the seller's skill or judgment (whether he be the grower or manufacturer or not), there is an implied warranty that the goods shall be reasonably fit for such purpose.
Page 187 - That at the time it was negotiated to him he had no notice of any infirmity in the instrument or defect in the title of the person negotiating it.
Page 72 - A contract of sale of goods is a contract whereby the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property in goods to the buyer for a money consideration, called the price.
Page 542 - ... the goods are of a description which it is in the course of the seller's business to supply (whether he be the manufacturer or not) there is an implied condition that the goods shall be reasonably fit for such purpose...
Page 37 - Any absolute assignment, by writing under the hand of the assignor (not purporting to be by way of charge only), of any debt or other legal chose in action, of which express notice in writing shall have been given to the debtor, trustee, or other person from whom the assignor would have been entitled to receive or claim such debt or chose in action...
Page 74 - Where there is a contract for the sale of unascertained or future goods by description, and goods of that description and in a deliverable state are unconditionally appropriated to the contract either by the seller with the assent of the buyer or by the buyer with the assent of the seller, the property in the goods thereupon passes to the buyer. Such assent may be express or implied, and may be given either before or after the appropriation is made.
Page 427 - The receipt by a person of a share of the profits of a business is prima facie evidence that he is a partner in the business...
Page 179 - 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 358 - Act all rents, annuities, dividends, and other periodical payments in the nature of income (whether reserved or made payable under an instrument in writing or otherwise) shall, like interest on money lent, be considered as accruing from day to day, and shall be apportionable in respect of time accordingly.