A Practical Treatise on the Law of Bankers; Cheques, Letters of Credit, and Drafts: Comprising the Statutes and Cases Relative Thereto : with ObservationsWaterlow & Sons, 1878 - 170 pages |
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Page ix
... they have a large balance due to them by a drawer 103 Where the drawer and the holder of a cheque employ the same bankers , the latter are not bound to in- b form the holder that the drawer has no funds , CONTENTS . ix.
... they have a large balance due to them by a drawer 103 Where the drawer and the holder of a cheque employ the same bankers , the latter are not bound to in- b form the holder that the drawer has no funds , CONTENTS . ix.
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... bound . One of the conditions was , that no error or mistake should avoid the sale : the jury found that there was a misdescription , and also that it was wilful , and therefore the defendant had a right , notwith- standing the ...
... bound . One of the conditions was , that no error or mistake should avoid the sale : the jury found that there was a misdescription , and also that it was wilful , and therefore the defendant had a right , notwith- standing the ...
Page 33
... bound to recover . To constitute a valid defence to the action , it was incumbent on the defendant to show that the agent of the banking company had been guilty at least of gross negligence . The finding of the jury does not go to ...
... bound to recover . To constitute a valid defence to the action , it was incumbent on the defendant to show that the agent of the banking company had been guilty at least of gross negligence . The finding of the jury does not go to ...
Page 34
... bound to show that the plaintiff had been guilty of gross negligence . That was decided in Crook v . Jadis . The plaintiff is therefore entitled to recover . " Taunton , J. , said- " Crook v . Jadis shows that the plaintiff is entitled ...
... bound to show that the plaintiff had been guilty of gross negligence . That was decided in Crook v . Jadis . The plaintiff is therefore entitled to recover . " Taunton , J. , said- " Crook v . Jadis shows that the plaintiff is entitled ...
Page 36
... bound to pay the £ 69.7s . 6d . , without receiving any indemnity . Long before the commencement of the action he had ceased to be liable on the cheque , according to the principle of Tindal v . Brown ( 1 Term Reports , 167 ) . After ...
... bound to pay the £ 69.7s . 6d . , without receiving any indemnity . Long before the commencement of the action he had ceased to be liable on the cheque , according to the principle of Tindal v . Brown ( 1 Term Reports , 167 ) . After ...
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acceptance act of bankruptcy action afterwards agent altered appeared assignees Bank of England banker banker paying banking-house bankrupt Barnewall bill of exchange bonâ fide cash cheque in question cheque is crossed cheque or draft cheques drawn circumstances clerk contract Court creditor crossed cheques crossed specially debt defendant's defendants delivered donatio mortis causa drawer duty entitled to recover evidence fact favour forged forgery fraud fraudulent funds genuine gift inter vivos given hands held indorsed instrument issued Kilsby L. J. Ch letter of credit liable London Lord Lord Denman Lord Tenterden ment Messrs Miller negligence November obtained party pay the cheque payable to bearer payee paying a cheque Peter Pole plaintiff presented for payment promissory note proved Ramsbottom received recover back Robert Matson rule Ryder Sewell & Cross Shackell signature statutes sum of money Tenbruggenhate tender transaction trial trustees United Kingdom verdict Vict Wingham
Popular passages
Page 51 - Any contract which if made between private persons would be by law required to be in writing, and signed...
Page 56 - ... be acquired by or devolve upon her after marriage, including any wages, earnings, money, and property gained or acquired by her in any employment, trade, or occupation, in which she is engaged, or which she carries on separately from her husband, or by the exercise of any literary, artistic or scientific skill.
Page 121 - ... either in payment or as a security, or by purchase or otherwise, shall not be entitled to recover thereon, or to make the same available for any purpose whatever.
Page 42 - In case of any action founded upon a bill of exchange, or other negotiable instrument, it shall be lawful for the court or a judge to order that the loss of such instrument shall not be get up, provided an indemnity is given, to the satisfaction of the court or judge, or a master, against the claims of any other person upon such negotiable instrument.
Page 34 - ... under circumstances which ought to have excited the suspicion of a prudent and careful man.
Page 124 - ... a draft on any banker made payable to bearer or to order on demand bears across its face an addition, in written or stamped letters, of the name of any banker, or of the words 'and company...
Page 97 - But we are all of opinion that the holder of a bill is entitled to know on the day when it becomes due whether it is an honoured or dishonoured bill, and that, if he receive the money, and is suffered to retain it during the whole of that day, the parties who paid it cannot recover it back.