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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... signed the cheque without drawing their pens over the blank spaces , or in any way preventing the sub- sequent insertion of other words there ; and that Milne afterwards filled up the blanks so as to in- crease the sum apparently ...
... signed the cheque without drawing their pens over the blank spaces , or in any way preventing the sub- sequent insertion of other words there ; and that Milne afterwards filled up the blanks so as to in- crease the sum apparently ...
Page 12
... signed cheques for demands which they knew , or ought to have known , not to be due from them . If this was not the case , the cheques must have been brought to them for the right amount , but in such a form , and with blank spaces so ...
... signed cheques for demands which they knew , or ought to have known , not to be due from them . If this was not the case , the cheques must have been brought to them for the right amount , but in such a form , and with blank spaces so ...
Page 14
... signing blank cheques , and one of them be fraudulently filled up by another party , and the banker pays it , is the banker liable to refund to the party whose cheque it purports to be ? and Mr. Justice Bayley was clearly of opinion ...
... signing blank cheques , and one of them be fraudulently filled up by another party , and the banker pays it , is the banker liable to refund to the party whose cheque it purports to be ? and Mr. Justice Bayley was clearly of opinion ...
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... signed by three trustees , at least , at a meeting . Milne , however , had prevailed on three trustees separately , at their respective houses , to sign an order on the bankers , to whom the £ 375 had been paid , to pay that money over ...
... signed by three trustees , at least , at a meeting . Milne , however , had prevailed on three trustees separately , at their respective houses , to sign an order on the bankers , to whom the £ 375 had been paid , to pay that money over ...
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... signing " for A. B. " is not equivalent to " per proc . " The former words do not import special and limited authority , but the latter do : O'Reilly v . Richardson ( 17 Ir . C. L. Rep . 74 ) . An agent cannot 46 SPECIAL RIGHTS AND ...
... signing " for A. B. " is not equivalent to " per proc . " The former words do not import special and limited authority , but the latter do : O'Reilly v . Richardson ( 17 Ir . C. L. Rep . 74 ) . An agent cannot 46 SPECIAL RIGHTS AND ...
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Common terms and phrases
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.