Auctioneers: Their Duties and Liabilities |
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... parties respectively entitled to such proceeds ; and the consequences have been a loss to himself . He has been known to have rival claimants for the honour of receiving the purchase money . He has been held liable in damages and costs ...
... parties respectively entitled to such proceeds ; and the consequences have been a loss to himself . He has been known to have rival claimants for the honour of receiving the purchase money . He has been held liable in damages and costs ...
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... parties , nor indeed do I see why the auctioneer himself should not sign as agent for the contracting party . It is certainly irregular that the contracting parties should act as each other's agents , but it is very different where the ...
... parties , nor indeed do I see why the auctioneer himself should not sign as agent for the contracting party . It is certainly irregular that the contracting parties should act as each other's agents , but it is very different where the ...
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... parties to whom the notice is addressed ought not to be put to the expense and trouble of attending the auction unless the sale is to take place . In a recent case it was held that an advertisement of a ment of sale sale is a mere ...
... parties to whom the notice is addressed ought not to be put to the expense and trouble of attending the auction unless the sale is to take place . In a recent case it was held that an advertisement of a ment of sale sale is a mere ...
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... parties respectively , to take possession of the stock - in - trade and effects belonging to Messrs . Matthews & Sweeting , and to realize the same with all convenient despatch , and to hold the proceeds as stakeholders until the ...
... parties respectively , to take possession of the stock - in - trade and effects belonging to Messrs . Matthews & Sweeting , and to realize the same with all convenient despatch , and to hold the proceeds as stakeholders until the ...
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... parties to the bill were discharged , the defendant might maintain a cross action against the plaintiff to recover such damages as he could prove that he had sustained thereby . The cause was tried before Baron Gurney , at the Middlesex ...
... parties to the bill were discharged , the defendant might maintain a cross action against the plaintiff to recover such damages as he could prove that he had sustained thereby . The cause was tried before Baron Gurney , at the Middlesex ...
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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...