The Law of Contracts and Promises Upon Various Subjects and with Particular Persons: As Settled in the Action of Assumpsit ...A. Strahan, 1824 - 654 páginas |
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... allowed to aver the want of a con- sideration in order to evade the payment ; for every bond from the solemnity of the instrument , and every note from the subscription of the drawer , carries with it an internal evidence of a good ...
... allowed to aver the want of a con- sideration in order to evade the payment ; for every bond from the solemnity of the instrument , and every note from the subscription of the drawer , carries with it an internal evidence of a good ...
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... allowed to set up the want of consideration , as between themselves , in bar to an action against either of them , at the suit of an indorsee for a valuable consideration . And Lord Mansfield is reported to have said , that " in ...
... allowed to set up the want of consideration , as between themselves , in bar to an action against either of them , at the suit of an indorsee for a valuable consideration . And Lord Mansfield is reported to have said , that " in ...
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... allowed to controul or explain their original mode of dealing and intention . ( x ) Upon an agreement made in London , to pay 1007. in Dublin , payment in Irish currency shall be presumed . ( y ) So , if the value of any article is ...
... allowed to controul or explain their original mode of dealing and intention . ( x ) Upon an agreement made in London , to pay 1007. in Dublin , payment in Irish currency shall be presumed . ( y ) So , if the value of any article is ...
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... allowed to explain an indefinite or immaterial expression , or the intention of the parties when not clearly apparent on the face of the instrument , pro- vided the evidence is not inconsistent therewith . ( d ) And parol evi- dence is ...
... allowed to explain an indefinite or immaterial expression , or the intention of the parties when not clearly apparent on the face of the instrument , pro- vided the evidence is not inconsistent therewith . ( d ) And parol evi- dence is ...
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... allowed , the vendee may rescind the contract at the end of the month , though in the interim he was desired by the vendor to re- turn the horse on his saying he disliked the price . ( e ) So , it has been held , that , if after a ...
... allowed , the vendee may rescind the contract at the end of the month , though in the interim he was desired by the vendor to re- turn the horse on his saying he disliked the price . ( e ) So , it has been held , that , if after a ...
Términos y frases comunes
accept action for money action of assumpsit action of indebitatus action was brought afterwards agent agreed agreement amount annuity appeared assumpsit for money bankrupt bill of exchange bill of lading bond broker buyer Campb carrier common carrier common law consideration contract court of equity covenant Cowp creditor damages debt declared defendant defendant's delivery determined East Rep entitled to recover evidence expence feme covert fendant given held horse husband indebitatus assumpsit indorsement infant judgment jury King's Bench letter liable Lord Ellenborough Ch Lord Kenyon Ch Lord Mansfield marriage money paid nonsuit notice opinion parties partner partnership payment penalty perform plaintiff principal promise to pay promissory note proved purchase received recover back refused rent rule sell seller servant ship stamp statute of frauds Taunt Term Rep thereof trade transaction trial trover usury vendee vendor verdict Vide void warranty wife
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Página 190 - The fourth section of the statute of frauds (a) enacts, that no action shall be brought whereby to charge any executor or administrator upon any special promise to answer damages out of his own estate ; or whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriages, of another person...
Página 456 - ... unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or...
Página 176 - The objection that a contract is immoral or illegal as between plaintiff and defendant sounds at all times very ill in the mouth of the defendant. It is not for his sake, however, that the objection is ever allowed : but it is founded in general principles of policy which the defendant has the advantage of, contrary to the real justice as between him and the plaintiff, by accident, if I may say so.
Página 344 - In one word, the gist of this kind of action is, that the defendant, upon the circumstances of the case, is obliged by the ties of natural justice and equity to refund the money'.
Página 23 - ... the subject-matter, as by the known usage of trade or the like, acquired a peculiar sense distinct from the popular sense of the same words; or unless the context evidently points out that they must, in the particular instance and in order to effectuate the immediate intention of the parties to that contract, be understood in some other special and peculiar sense.
Página 81 - ... the buyer shall accept part of the goods or choses in action so contracted to be sold or sold, and actually receive the same, or give something in earnest to bind the contract, or in part payment, or unless some note or memorandum in writing of the contract or sale be signed by the party to be charged or his agent in that behalf.
Página 42 - ... if a day be appointed for payment of money, or part of it, or for doing any other act, and the day is to happen, or may happen before the thing which is the consideration of the money, or other act is to be performed, an action may be brought for the money, or for not doing such other act before performance ; for it appears that the party relied upon his remedy, and did not intend to make the performance a condition precedent.
Página 42 - Where a covenant goes only to part of the consideration on both sides, and a breach of such covenant may be paid for in damages, it is an independent covenant; and an action may be maintained for a breach of the covenant on the part of the defendant, without averring performance in the declaration.
Página 587 - London, (the act of God, the queen's enemies, fire, and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas, rivers, and navigation, of whatever nature and kind soever, excepted,) unto order or to assigns, he or they paying freight for the said goods at 51.
Página 587 - Lisbon (the Act of God, the Queen's Enemies, Fire, and all and every other Dangers and Accidents of the Seas, Rivers, and Navigation...