The Contract of Pawn: As it Exists at Common Law, and as Modified by the Pawnbrokers' Acts, the Factors' Acts, and Other StatutesStevens, 1883 - 389 pages |
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... paid out of any money for the time being available for dividend any divi- dend or share of dividend which he may have failed to receive by reason of the inaccuracy of the original valuation , before that money is made ap plicable to the ...
... paid out of any money for the time being available for dividend any divi- dend or share of dividend which he may have failed to receive by reason of the inaccuracy of the original valuation , before that money is made ap plicable to the ...
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... paid and shares were kept at a premium , they took little heed how these results were secured . They gave unlimited powers to directors who kept up a delusive appearance of revenue , by constant drains on capital . The cashier ( a ...
... paid and shares were kept at a premium , they took little heed how these results were secured . They gave unlimited powers to directors who kept up a delusive appearance of revenue , by constant drains on capital . The cashier ( a ...
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... paid over a net surplus of about 300,000 francs to the hospitals of Paris . In ordinary times the institution works smoothly enough , but the Franco - German war put a terrible strain upon its resources . The revenue from sales and ...
... paid over a net surplus of about 300,000 francs to the hospitals of Paris . In ordinary times the institution works smoothly enough , but the Franco - German war put a terrible strain upon its resources . The revenue from sales and ...
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... paid " ( e ) . " A pledge or pawn is a security under which , by virtue of an actual or constructive delivery and possession of a personal chattel , or of prior possession supported by contract , a special property only is vested in the ...
... paid " ( e ) . " A pledge or pawn is a security under which , by virtue of an actual or constructive delivery and possession of a personal chattel , or of prior possession supported by contract , a special property only is vested in the ...
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... paid as the ( n ) price of goods allowed to remain in the vendor's possession by agreement in England , to pledge goods in Scotland ( 0 ) ; by declaration ( a ) Ryall v . Rolle , 1 Atk . , 170 , 173 . ( b ) In Robinson v . Macdonnell ...
... paid as the ( n ) price of goods allowed to remain in the vendor's possession by agreement in England , to pledge goods in Scotland ( 0 ) ; by declaration ( a ) Ryall v . Rolle , 1 Atk . , 170 , 173 . ( b ) In Robinson v . Macdonnell ...
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36 Vict act of bankruptcy action adjudication advances aforesaid Agent amount application assignment authorised bailee Bank bankrupt bill of lading bona fide broker certificate charge chattel claim Common Law consignee conviction court of summary creditor Cubley damages debtor deemed default deliver delivery detinue distress documents of title entitled entrusted equity exceeding Factors fraudulent Ibid imprisonment interest interplead Judicature Acts justice liable licence lien loan and profit magistrate market overt Merchandise months mortgagee negotiable instrument notice obtained offence otherwise paid party pawn-ticket Pawnbroker pawnee pawnee's pawnor payment penalty Person or Persons plaintiff possession purchaser recover redeem redemption refusal remedy rule secured creditor sell shillings sold statute stolen Story On Bailments sub-sec summary jurisdiction surplus thereof trade trustee trustee in bankruptcy unless vendor Wares warrant
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Page 338 - 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 317 - ... conditioned personally to try such appeal, and to abide the judgment of the Court thereon, and to pay such costs as may be awarded by the Court...
Page 321 - means the Act of the session of the eleventh and twelfth years of the reign of Her present Majesty, chapter forty-three, intituled " An Act to facilitate the performance of the duties of justices of the peace out of sessions within England and Wales, with respect to summary convictions and orders...
Page 339 - ... shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable-, at the discretion of the Court, to any of the punishments which the Court may award, as hereinbefore last mentioned.
Page 350 - Liability" shall for the purposes of this Act include any compensation for work or labour done, any obligation or possibility of an obligation to pay money or money's worth on the breach of any express or implied covenant, contract, agreement, or undertaking, whether the breach does or does not occur, or is or is not likely to occur or capable of occurring before the discharge of the...
Page 18 - Notaries, &c., in England and Wales ; the Circuits, Judges, Treasurers, Registrars, and High Bailiffs of the County Courts ; Metropolitan and Stipendiary Magistrates, Official Receivers under the Bankruptcy Act, Law and Public Officers in England, and the Colonies, Foreign Lawyers with their English Agents...
Page 12 - Decrees. Judgments, and Orders in the High Court of Justice and Courts of Appeal, having especial reference to the Chancery Division, with Practical Notes. Fourth Edition. By RH LEACH, Esq., Senior Registrar of the Chancery Division ; PGA 'WILLIAMS, of the Inner Temple, Esq.
Page 350 - ... or give an estimate of the value of his security. In the latter case, he may be admitted as a petitioning creditor to the extent of the balance of the debt due to him, after deducting the value so estimated in the same manner as if he were an unsecured creditor.