A Selection of Cases on Commercial Law |
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... tion whether a bond executed in Jamaica , with a scrawl of the pen , according to the custom of that island , should operate as such in Eng- land , even upon the strength of that usage . The civil law understood the distinction and ...
... tion whether a bond executed in Jamaica , with a scrawl of the pen , according to the custom of that island , should operate as such in Eng- land , even upon the strength of that usage . The civil law understood the distinction and ...
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... tion could not be maintained . The contract was an express one , - nothing could be raised by implication , -no other contract could be implied . By the statute of frauds and perjuries , such a promise would be void in England , not ...
... tion could not be maintained . The contract was an express one , - nothing could be raised by implication , -no other contract could be implied . By the statute of frauds and perjuries , such a promise would be void in England , not ...
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... tion of the skins for an unreasonable time , might be found by the jury to warrant the plaintiff in assuming that they were accepted , and thus to amount to an acceptance . See Bushel v . Wheeler , 15 Q. B. 442 ; Benjamin on Sales , P ...
... tion of the skins for an unreasonable time , might be found by the jury to warrant the plaintiff in assuming that they were accepted , and thus to amount to an acceptance . See Bushel v . Wheeler , 15 Q. B. 442 ; Benjamin on Sales , P ...
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... tion that the defendant would pay him for it , the defendant having reason to know that the plaintiff was acting with that expectation , and allowed him thus to act without objection . The fact that the plaintiff expected to be paid for ...
... tion that the defendant would pay him for it , the defendant having reason to know that the plaintiff was acting with that expectation , and allowed him thus to act without objection . The fact that the plaintiff expected to be paid for ...
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... tion by act to the other party , is not an acceptance which will bind the other . Nor does an act , which , in itself , is no indication of an accept- ance , become such , because accompanied by an unevinced mental de- termination ...
... tion by act to the other party , is not an acceptance which will bind the other . Nor does an act , which , in itself , is no indication of an accept- ance , become such , because accompanied by an unevinced mental de- termination ...
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Page 139 - A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law, it possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers upon it, either expressly or as incidental to its very existence.
Page 186 - That no contract for the sale of any goods, wares and merchandise, for the price of ten pounds sterling or upwards, shall be allowed to be good, except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold and actually receive the same or give something in earnest to bind the bargain, or in part payment, or that some note or memorandum in writing of the said bargain be made and signed by the parties to be charged by such contract, or their agents thereunto lawfully authorized.
Page 352 - ... and value independent of the parties to them. They are not commodities to be shipped or forwarded from one state to another, and then put up for sale. They are like other personal contracts between parties which are completed by their signature and the transfer of the consideration. Such contracts are not interstate transactions, though the parties may be domiciled in different states.
Page 456 - a delivery of goods in trust upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be duly executed, and the goods...
Page 82 - Stilted with greater elaboration, "a valuable consideration, in the sense of the law, may consist either in some right, interest, profit, or benefit accruing to the one party, or some forbearance, detriment, loss, or responsibility given, suffered, or undertaken by the other.
Page 219 - ... instruct them, if they render a general verdict, to find upon particular questions of fact, to be stated in writing, and may direct a written finding thereon. The special verdict or finding must be filed with the clerk and entered upon the minutes. Where a special finding of facts is inconsistent with the general verdict, the former controls the latter, and the court must give judgment accordingly.— 1909-193.
Page 140 - It is chiefly for the purpose of clothing bodies of men in succession with these qualities and capacities that corporations were invented and are in use. By these means, a perpetual succession of individuals are capable of acting for the promotion of the particular object, like one immortal being.
Page 228 - And the relation of master and servant exists whenever the employer retains the right to direct the manner in which the business shall be done, as well as the result to be accomplished, or, in other words, "not only what shall be done but how it shall be done.
Page 602 - ... by the burning, tearing, or otherwise destroying the same by the testator, or by some person in his presence and by his direction, with the intention of revoking the same.
Page 92 - It is suggested that such a contract would be void, because, by its terms, it was not to be performed within a year from the making thereof.