Commercial Law: An Elementary Text-book for Commercial ClassesMacmillan, 1893 - 191 pages |
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... course has the ad- vantage that the assistance of the court can be readily obtained when necessary . By an Act of Parliament passed in 1890 , the winding up of companies is subject to the control of the Board of Trade . The procedure is ...
... course has the ad- vantage that the assistance of the court can be readily obtained when necessary . By an Act of Parliament passed in 1890 , the winding up of companies is subject to the control of the Board of Trade . The procedure is ...
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... course of transmission to the proposer , so as to be out of the power of the acceptor . As a proposer may revoke his proposal before acceptance , it is of great importance to determine the point of time from which an acceptance dates ...
... course of transmission to the proposer , so as to be out of the power of the acceptor . As a proposer may revoke his proposal before acceptance , it is of great importance to determine the point of time from which an acceptance dates ...
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... course of time the doctrine came to be established that a married woman might by means of a trustee hold property for her own use independent of the husband . To such property the term " separate estate " was applied . Not only was she ...
... course of time the doctrine came to be established that a married woman might by means of a trustee hold property for her own use independent of the husband . To such property the term " separate estate " was applied . Not only was she ...
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... course of business without the corporate seal ( § 65 ) . LUNATICS § 52. Contracts for Necessaries . — Every person is pre- sumed to be of sound mind until the contrary appear . It may , however , occur that one of the parties to a ...
... course of business without the corporate seal ( § 65 ) . LUNATICS § 52. Contracts for Necessaries . — Every person is pre- sumed to be of sound mind until the contrary appear . It may , however , occur that one of the parties to a ...
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... course of the year . As a matter of fact , oral contracts for the sale and pur- chase of goods of a greater value than £ 10 are daily entered into . In strict law such contracts are not binding , but the force of commercial opinion ...
... course of the year . As a matter of fact , oral contracts for the sale and pur- chase of goods of a greater value than £ 10 are daily entered into . In strict law such contracts are not binding , but the force of commercial opinion ...
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A. W. VERRALL acceptance action agent agreement amount Assistant Master bankrupt bankruptcy BEGINNERS bill of exchange bill of lading binding buyer Cambridge cargo charter-party charterers CHEMISTRY cheque clause contract court creditor damage debt debtor deed delivery discharge Edited England ENGLISH entered entitled Exercises F. D. MAURICE Fcap firm fraud freight G. E. FASNACHT GRAMMAR GREEK guarantee HISTORY Illustrated implied Introduction and Notes ISAAC TODHUNTER J. P. MAHAFFY LATIN liable Litt LL.D loss M.A. BOOK M.A. Cr MACMILLAN'S Mathematics memorandum misrepresentation notice offer official receiver Owens College owners paid partner partnership payable payment person POLITICAL ECONOMY port premium preparation PRIMER principal Prof Professor purchaser revised rule School seal sell seller ship shipowner sold Statute of Frauds surety third party trade transfer Translated Trinity College trustee University University of Cambridge usually vessel vols voyage warranty
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Page 72 - By the seventeenth section, it is enacted that " no contract for the sale of any goods, wares, and merchandises, for the price of £10 sterling, or upwards, shall be allowed to be good, except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold, and actually receive the same...
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