Auctioneers: Their Duties and Liabilities |
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... BIDDERS MAY RETRACT BEFORE THE HAMMER IS DOWN . INTERPLEADER ACTIONS . AUCTIONEER'S COSTS IN CASE OF ACTION FOR DEPOSIT . LIABILITY FOR IRREGULARITY . CANNOT DEVIATE FROM CONDITIONS OF SALE . CASE OF DISPUTED AUTHORITY TO SELL , AND AS ...
... BIDDERS MAY RETRACT BEFORE THE HAMMER IS DOWN . INTERPLEADER ACTIONS . AUCTIONEER'S COSTS IN CASE OF ACTION FOR DEPOSIT . LIABILITY FOR IRREGULARITY . CANNOT DEVIATE FROM CONDITIONS OF SALE . CASE OF DISPUTED AUTHORITY TO SELL , AND AS ...
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... bidder , then the next in order of comeliness - and so on to the damsel who was equi - distant between beauty and plainness , who was given away gratis . Then the least plain was put up , and knocked down to the gallant who would marry ...
... bidder , then the next in order of comeliness - and so on to the damsel who was equi - distant between beauty and plainness , who was given away gratis . Then the least plain was put up , and knocked down to the gallant who would marry ...
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... inch of wax candle was burnt , and the last bidder when the candle went out had the lot or parcel exposed to sale . There were , obviously , two objects to be attained 22 PENALTIES OF ACTING AS AUCTIONEER WITHOUT LICENCE.
... inch of wax candle was burnt , and the last bidder when the candle went out had the lot or parcel exposed to sale . There were , obviously , two objects to be attained 22 PENALTIES OF ACTING AS AUCTIONEER WITHOUT LICENCE.
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... bidders , and in the second , the candle marked the extent of the auctioneer's authority . With the going out of the light the authority would cease , and no further bidding , if made , could be taken as against the last preceding bidder ...
... bidders , and in the second , the candle marked the extent of the auctioneer's authority . With the going out of the light the authority would cease , and no further bidding , if made , could be taken as against the last preceding bidder ...
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... bidders did not know what the others had offered ; a bidding of so much per cent . more than any other person had offered would be binding on the person who made it . From another case reported it appeared that the biddings were made by ...
... bidders did not know what the others had offered ; a bidding of so much per cent . more than any other person had offered would be binding on the person who made it . From another case reported it appeared that the biddings were made by ...
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acres advertised agent agreement agricultural amount appointed appraisers ascertained auctioneer's authority bill bought bound charge chose in action circumstances commission compensation conditions of sale considered Contagious Diseases Animals contract Court of Chancery covenants damage deed defendant deposit distrained distress duty effect employed entitled equity evidence executor expense fact fee simple fixtures freehold furniture give ground held highest bidder holding horse interest interpleader judgment jury knocked land landlord lease leasehold liable licence Lord lots mortgage notice to quit owner paid particulars of sale parties payment person plaintiff possession practice premises purchase money purchaser's question recover reference regard rent rental reserved price respect sale by auction sales ledger sell seller sold specific performance Statute of Frauds stipulation subinfeudation tenant thereof trustees undertenant usually valuation valuer vendor's solicitor
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Page 299 - The costs aforesaid shall be subject to taxation by the registrar of the county court, on the application of either party, but that taxation shall be subject to review by the judge of the county court.
Page 257 - ... that the will of the giver according to the form in the deed of gift manifestly expressed shall be from henceforth observed, so that they to whom the land was given under such condition shall have no power to aliene the land so given but that it shall remain unto the issue of them to whom it was given after their death, or shall revert unto the giver or his heirs if issue fail...
Page 304 - At any time before the expiration of the notice of removal the landlord, by notice in writing given by him to the tenant, may elect to purchase any fixture...
Page 253 - It is remarkable that the two greatest and most salutary social revolutions which have taken place in England, that revolution which, in the thirteenth century, put an end to the tyranny of nation over nation, and that revolution which, a few generations later, put an end to the property of man in man, were silently and imperceptibly effected.
Page 84 - Every bidding is nothing more than an offer on one side, which is not binding on either side till it is assented to. But according to what is now contended for, one party would be bound by the offer, and the other not, which can never be allowed.
Page 146 - Under a contract to grant or assign a term of years, whether derived or to be derived out of a freehold or leasehold estate, the intended lessee or assign shall not be entitled to call for the title to the freehold.
Page 304 - Where, after the commencement of this act, a tenant affixes to his holding any engine, machinery, fencing or other fixture, or erects any building for which he is not under this act or otherwise entitled to compensation, and which is not so affixed or erected in pursuance of some obligation in that behalf or instead of some fixture or building belonging to the landlord, then such fixture or building shall be the property of and be removable by the tenant before or within a reasonable time after the...
Page 304 - ... thus elected to be purchased shall be left by the tenant, and shall become the property of the landlord, who shall pay the tenant the fair value thereof to an incoming tenant of the holding ; and any difference as to the value shall be settled by a reference under this Act, as in case of compensation (but without appeal...