Pitman's Business Man's Guide: A Handbook for All Engaged in BusinessSir Isaac Pitman, 1924 - 621 pages |
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... amount , and the charge is spoken of as accrued interest , for the seller should be recompensed for the interest on his money being tied up for five months , earning profit he will not receive . On most stocks and shares , however , on ...
... amount , and the charge is spoken of as accrued interest , for the seller should be recompensed for the interest on his money being tied up for five months , earning profit he will not receive . On most stocks and shares , however , on ...
Page 10
... amount awarded is under ten pounds . An action may be commenced in the High Court , and afterwards remitted to a county court . This frequently happens in actions of contract , where the claim does not exceed £ 100 , unless one of the ...
... amount awarded is under ten pounds . An action may be commenced in the High Court , and afterwards remitted to a county court . This frequently happens in actions of contract , where the claim does not exceed £ 100 , unless one of the ...
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... amount of skill and diligence will depend upon whether the agency is a paid or a gratuitous one , and the exercise of the necessary amount of skill and diligence is a question of fact depending upon the circumstances of each case . Any ...
... amount of skill and diligence will depend upon whether the agency is a paid or a gratuitous one , and the exercise of the necessary amount of skill and diligence is a question of fact depending upon the circumstances of each case . Any ...
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... amount so fixed and named , or for the whole amount offered for subscription , has been paid to and received by the company . ( 2 ) The amount so fixed and named and the whole amount aforesaid shall be reckoned exclusively of any amount ...
... amount so fixed and named , or for the whole amount offered for subscription , has been paid to and received by the company . ( 2 ) The amount so fixed and named and the whole amount aforesaid shall be reckoned exclusively of any amount ...
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... amount of light that his building enjoyed before interference took place by reason of the erection of adjacent buildings . In other words the right gained by prescriptive title does not of necessity extend to the total amount of light ...
... amount of light that his building enjoyed before interference took place by reason of the erection of adjacent buildings . In other words the right gained by prescriptive title does not of necessity extend to the total amount of light ...
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acceptance action agent agreement amount applied appointed bank Bank of England banker bankrupt bankruptcy bill of exchange bill of lading Board of Trade bond bottomry British buyer called capital certificate charge cheque colour commercial contract court creditors custom damages debentures debt debtor deed delivery distraint dividend document drawee drawer duty employed England entitled exported fixed given holder important India indorsement interest issued known letter liable loss manufacture means ment mortgage notice obtained ordinary owner paid pany parties payable payment person port possession principal profits purpose received registered registrar seller shares ship solicitor species stamp stamp duty statute Statute of Frauds tenant term tion token money transaction transfer transhipped trustee United Kingdom unless word
Popular passages
Page 297 - ... sale, pledge or other disposition thereof, or under any agreement for sale, pledge, or other disposition thereof, to any person receiving the same in good faith and without notice of the previous sale, shall have the same effect as if the person making the delivery or transfer were expressly authorized by the owner of the goods to make the same.
Page 296 - India warrants, warehouse-keepers' certificates, warrants or orders for the delivery of goods, or any other document* used in the ordinary course of business as proof of the possession or control of goods, or authorising or purporting to authorise, either by indorsement or by delivery, the possessor of such document to transfer or receive goods thereby represented.
Page 505 - 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 484 - Delay in giving notice; how excused. — Delay in giving notice of dishonor is excused when the delay is caused by circumstances beyond the control of the holder and not imputable to his default, misconduct or negligence. When the cause of delay ceases to operate, notice must be given with reasonable diligence.
Page 321 - ... unless the agreement, upon which such action shall be brought or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.
Page 276 - ... the workman, or in case the injury results in death, the legal personal representatives of the workman, and any persons entitled in case of death, shall have the same right of compensation and remedies against the employer as if the workman had not been a workman of nor in the service of the employer, nor engaged in his work.
Page 277 - ... at his last known place of residence or place of business, and if served by post shall be deemed to have been served at the time when the letter containing the same would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post...
Page 339 - 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 276 - Under sub-section one of section one, unless the defect therein mentioned arose from, or had not been discovered or remedied owing to the negligence of the employer, or of some person in the service of the employer, and entrusted by him with the duty of seeing that the ways, works, machinery, or plant were in proper condition.
Page 269 - That place shall be considered and held to be the residence of a person in which his habitation is fixed, and to which, whenever he is absent, he has the intention of returning.