A Treatise on the Law of Principal and Agent: Chiefly with Reference to Mercantile Transactions |
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Page vii
... present Editor to undertake the task of preparing a new Edition . The additional mat- ter , consisting chiefly of those decisions upon the Law of Principal and Agent which have taken place since the pub- lication of the First Edition ...
... present Editor to undertake the task of preparing a new Edition . The additional mat- ter , consisting chiefly of those decisions upon the Law of Principal and Agent which have taken place since the pub- lication of the First Edition ...
Page ix
... sake of illustration or uniformity , he has occasionally introduced matters which do not properly fall under that description . The Law of Master and Servant indeed , though a dis- A - B tinct subject from the present , and one which it.
... sake of illustration or uniformity , he has occasionally introduced matters which do not properly fall under that description . The Law of Master and Servant indeed , though a dis- A - B tinct subject from the present , and one which it.
Page x
... present , and one which it was far from the Author's intention to treat of at large , is yet so intimately connected with that of Principal and Agent , of which it is the foundation , hat perhaps a greater portion of it may be found in ...
... present , and one which it was far from the Author's intention to treat of at large , is yet so intimately connected with that of Principal and Agent , of which it is the foundation , hat perhaps a greater portion of it may be found in ...
Page xlvi
... present . " ( 2. ) But agents , or factors , or brokers are generally appointed in mer- cantile affairs by letter . So , a confidential clerk is authorized to accept or endorse bills by a letter addressed to him , expressed in the ...
... present . " ( 2. ) But agents , or factors , or brokers are generally appointed in mer- cantile affairs by letter . So , a confidential clerk is authorized to accept or endorse bills by a letter addressed to him , expressed in the ...
Page 8
... present for payment , and who takes in payment the acceptor's check , which is after- wards dishonored , has been held to be discharged , because this is the usual course of trade . ( h ) 5. But the mere absence of fraud or bad motive ...
... present for payment , and who takes in payment the acceptor's check , which is after- wards dishonored , has been held to be discharged , because this is the usual course of trade . ( h ) 5. But the mere absence of fraud or bad motive ...
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Page 82 - That if any bankrupt, at the time he becomes bankrupt, shall, by the consent and permission of the true owner thereof, have in his possession, order, or disposition, any goods or chattels whereof he was reputed owner...
Page 410 - Document of title to goods" includes any bill of lading, dock warrant, warehouse receipt or order for the delivery of goods, or any other document used in the ordinary course of business...
Page 185 - We hold it to be clear, that the interest which can protect a power after the death of a person who creates it, must be an interest in the thing itself. In other words, the power must be engrafted on an estate in the thing. The words themselves should seem to import this meaning. 'A power coupled with an interest,' is a power which accompanies, or is connected with, an interest.
Page 296 - These are perils which the servant is as likely to know, and against which he can as effectually guard, as the master. They are perils incident to the service, and which can be as distinctly foreseen and provided for in the rate of compensation as any others.
Page 160 - No estate or interest in lands, other than leases for a term not exceeding one year, nor any trust or power over or concerning lands, or in any manner relating thereto, shall hereafter be created, granted, assigned, surrendered, or declared, unless by act or operation of law, or by deed, or conveyance in writing, subscribed by the party creating, granting, assigning, surrendering, or declaring the same, or by his lawful agent thereunto authorized by writing.
Page 99 - E respectively, every such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be transported beyond the seas for any term not exceeding fourteen years, nor less than seven years, or to suffer such other punishment by fine or imprisonment, or by both, as the Court shall award...
Page 160 - Every contract for the sale of any goods, chattels or things in action, for the price of fifty dollars or more, shall be void, unless, 1. A note or memorandum of such contract, be made in writing and be subscribed by the parties to be charged thereby : or, — 2.
Page 376 - It does not deny, that it is binding on those, whom, on the face of it, it purports to bind ; but shows, that it also binds another, by reason, that the act of the agent, in signing the agreement, in pursuance of his authority, is, in law, the act of the...
Page 160 - In the following cases every agreement shall be void, unless such agreement, or some note or memorandum thereof, be in writing, and subscribed by the party to be charged therewith : First. Every agreement that, by its terms is not to be performed within one year from the making thereof.
Page 296 - The master, in the case supposed, is not exempt from liability, because the servant has better means of providing for his safety, when he is employed in immediate connection with those from whose negligence he might suffer ; but because the implied contract of the master does not extend to indemnify the servant against the negligence of any one but himself...