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... demand on the drawer . Chief Justice Pratt over- ruled the objection . " The design of the law of merchants ' , he said , ' in distinguishing these from all other contracts by making them assignable , was for the convenience of commerce ...
... demand on the drawer . Chief Justice Pratt over- ruled the objection . " The design of the law of merchants ' , he said , ' in distinguishing these from all other contracts by making them assignable , was for the convenience of commerce ...
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... demand . But experi- ence shows that convenience , as well as justice , lies the other way .... It is cruel to turn a creditor round and make him pay the whole costs of a nonsuit in favour of a defen- dant who is certainly liable to pay ...
... demand . But experi- ence shows that convenience , as well as justice , lies the other way .... It is cruel to turn a creditor round and make him pay the whole costs of a nonsuit in favour of a defen- dant who is certainly liable to pay ...
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... demand had previously been made upon the drawer . He admitted that such a demand was unnecessary in an action on a foreign bill , but this was because the foreign drawer was not amenable to I ( 1758 ) 2 Burrow , 669 . English justice ...
... demand had previously been made upon the drawer . He admitted that such a demand was unnecessary in an action on a foreign bill , but this was because the foreign drawer was not amenable to I ( 1758 ) 2 Burrow , 669 . English justice ...
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